Shugurov, M. V.
Relation Between Meaning and Non-Existence in Anthropological Ontohermeneutics: Cultural
and Philosophical Projections
// Philosophy and Culture.
2013. № 10.
P. 1353-1367.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=63410
Shugurov, M. V. Relation Between Meaning and Non-Existence in Anthropological Ontohermeneutics: Cultural
and Philosophical Projections
Abstract: The article is devoted to ontological status of non-existence in cultural and philosophical projection of
anthropological ontohermeneutics. The author suggests to view non-existence as a context for understanding the
phenomenon of meaning which allows to come to a level of ‘boundary’ conditions for the human meaning-making process.
Non-existence is represented as the content of the boundary experience where the meaning is made. According to the
author, ontohermeneutic approach to existence focusing on cultural existence of human allows to better understand
the essence and purpose of culture and explain peculiarities of the meaning-making process. Non-existence is shown
as the measure against which the energy of the meaning existence is created. This existence is initially pluralistic and
contains points of inner integration described as the non-existence inside the meaning. Therefore, this refers not only
to non-existence as absolute absence of meaning and vacuum but also to emptiness as a lack of understanding the
influence of the other meaning perceived as a total absence of ‘our’ or ‘my’ meaning. According to the author, tolerance
towards different cultural meanings within cultural communication would be the way out of the situation.