Topology of the Other: Boundaries as a Means of Space Cosmisation

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by Marina Kolinko1
1 Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University (Vinnytsia, Ukraine)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29202/phil-cosm/24/10
Received: June 2, 2019 / Accepted: August 1, 2019 / Published: January 25, 2020

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Abstract

The article presents a philosophical reflection of the Other within the context of space “cosmisation”. The topological methodology suggests the analysis of semantic structures in spatial relation of subjects and their environment. It also assigns the cartography of differentiation relationships inside the humankind and in humankind’s search of its own place in the space universe. There have been found algorithms for the topology of relations with the Other in anthropological and cultural aspects. The authors have highlighted the importance of searching for algorithms of communicative and diplomatic protocols of the interaction of the humankind with the principally Other (animal, artificial, space worlds). An analytical instrument for distinguishing the specific forms of interaction became an abstract Alien by Georg Simmel. The Other articulates the relations of distance: it does not go ahead, but it does not fully overpower the freedom of coming and going. The paper proves the necessity of marginality of the Other for activating and renewing the relationships inside the homeworld and relationships between different worlds.Keywords: topology, space, universe, cosmology, alien, other, homeworld, distance

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Kolinko, Marina (2020) Topology of the Other: Boundaries as a Means of Space Cosmisation. Philosophy and Cosmology, Volume 24, 99-112. https://doi.org/10.29202/phil-cosm/24/10
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