Topoi

期刊简介：Topoi's main assumption is that philosophy is a lively, provocative, delightful activity, which constantly challenges our received views, relentlessly questions our inherited habits, painstakingly elaborates on how things could be different, in other stories, in counterfactual situations, in alternative possible worlds. Whatever its ideology, whether with the intent of uncovering a truer structure of reality or of soothing our anxiety, of exposing myths or of following them through, the outcome of philosophical activity is always the destabilizing, unsettling generation of doubts, of objections, of criticisms. It follows that this activity is intrinsically a 'dialogue', that philosophy is first and foremost philosophical discussion, that it requires bringing out conflicting points of view, paying careful, sympathetic attention to their structure, and using this dialectic to articulate one's approach, to make it richer, more thoughtful, more open to variation and play. And it follows that the spirit which one brings to this activity must be one of tolerance, of always suspecting one's own blindness and consequently looking with unbiased eye in every corner, without fearing to pass a (fallible) judgment on what is there but also without failing to show interest and respect. Topoi's structure is a direct expression of this view. To maximize discussion, we devote most or all of this issue to a single topic. And, since discussion is only interesting when it is conducted seriously and responsibly, we usually request the collaboration of a guest-editor, an expert who will identify contributors and interact with them in a constructive way. Because we do not feel tied to any definite philosophical theme (or set of them), we choose the topic with absolute freedom, looking for what is blossoming and thriving, occasionally betting on what might - partly through our attention - 'begin' to blossom and thrive. And because we do not want our structur e to become our own straightjacket, we are open to contributions not fitting the 'topos', and do not rule out in principle the possibility of topic-less issues.

【译文】托波伊的主要假设是哲学是一种生动、挑衅、愉悦的活动，它不断挑战我们的固有观点，无情地质疑我们的传统习惯，不辞辛劳地阐述事物可能不同的方式，在其他故事中，在反事实情境中，在可能的世界中。无论其意识形态如何，无论是为了揭示现实的更真实结构，还是为了缓解我们的焦虑，揭露神话，还是追随它们，哲学活动的结果始终是动摇、不安地产生怀疑、反对、批评。因此，这种活动本质上是一种‘对话’，哲学首先是一种哲学讨论，需要提出不同的观点，仔细、同情地关注它们的结构，并利用这种辩证法来阐述自己的方法，使其更加丰富、更有思想、更加开放于变化和游戏。因此，从事这种活动所带来的是一种宽容的精神，总是怀疑自己的盲目，因此以无偏见的眼光审视每一个角落，既不害怕对那里的事物做出（可能错误的）判断，也不缺乏兴趣和尊重。托波伊的结构是这种观点的直接表达。为了最大化讨论，我们将本期的大部分或全部内容都奉献给一个单一的主题。由于只有当讨论严肃和负责任时才有兴趣，我们通常请求一位客座编辑，一位专家，他将确定贡献者并以建设性的方式与他们互动。因为我们并不受任何明确的哲学主题（或一系列主题）的束缚，我们绝对自由地选择主题，寻找正在绽放和繁荣的事物，偶尔下注于可能——部分通过我们的关注——‘开始’绽放和繁荣的事物。因为我们不希望我们的结构成为我们自己的紧身衣，我们欢迎不符合‘托波伊’的贡献，也不排除原则上无主题问题的可能性。