Fascinations with borderland in the philosophical and anthropological thought in the XXth century - Bachtin, Todorov, Buber, Levinas

Adam Orłowski

University of Rzeszow

Abstract

,,Borderland” is a keyword, contemporary humanities buzzword, widely understood (regarding the geographical, cultural and interpersonal aspect) concerns of many paradigms of contemporary science. In this essay, the borderland is connected with the philosophical thought of Mikhail Bachtin, Tzvetan Todorov, Martin Buber, Emmanuel Levinas. The borderland is the meeting the „I” with the other (the „I” or the other can be individual, group or culture), the inevitable and forming the meaning of life, based on noncoexistence (Bakhtin, Todorov), the responsibility (Buber, Levinas), the complete devotion, mutual enrichment of worldview (cultural), the justice, the efford to overcome of differences, discrepancies in fundamental issue.

Keywords:

borderland, philosophy oof dialogue, polyphony, the meeting of individuals, the meeting of cultures