Key theory, or Logosemantics, was formulated by Johann Visagie as part of a
larger project known as Discourse Archaeology (DA) which is an interlocking set
of sub-theories designed to investigate the structures, systems, patterns and
relationships that occur in philosophical discourse. The present study gives a
brief overview of the whole of DA so that Key theory can be placed in the
context of Visagieâs expansive venture. The historical background from which
Key theory emerged is sketched showing where the theory finds points of
contact with thinkers in the field of philosophy who previously considered such
occurrences in discourse. The systematic context looks to formulate a detailed
explanation of Key theory components and their functions, as well as
demonstrate its critical, pedagogical and descriptive import in the field of
philosophy. A number of different philosophersâ work from varying fields, epochs
and traditions is used to illustrate the diverse applications of the theory. In
contrast, similarities between key elements are further used to diagnose
typologies and trends across different time frames and conventions of thought.
Seeing that all of the DA sub-theories operate within a systematic approach, the
links to the sub-theories of Figurative Semiotic theory and Epistemic theory will
also be explored as they are housed in the same faculty of the broader theory.
In order to reach a fully generative analysis, it has proven fruitful to interface
various departments with one another in order to form complexes which show
the protological diversity required to begin asking the kinds of questions that
initiate a detailed analysis. The target area for forming this line of inquiry is
chosen as ethics and morality as it is an area which has proven notoriously
complicated and often difficult for philosophy to deal with effectively either in
explanation or evaluation. The link to Anthropology theory gives a brief outline of
the possibility that the hierarchical structure contained in keys is universally
representative of human theory-forming capacities. We seem to be constrained
in some way to think like this and, consequently, we do not propose a rejection of all keys. We do suggest a deconstruction of keys so that the careful
unpacking of concepts contained in, and implied by, key formulations can be
evaluated and reconstructed with as much legitimacy as possible. The
anticipation is to investigate the validity of acceptable key formulations and look
for new conceptual links to replace or rework unacceptable formulations. This is
a multi-disciplinary move away from absolutizations of thought and pure theory
which we no longer consider plausible in philosophy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ufs/oai:etd.uovs.ac.za:etd-07232013-110658 |
| Date | 23 July 2013 |
| Creators | van Reenen, Dionne |
| Contributors | Prof PJ Visagie |
| Publisher | University of the Free State |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en-uk |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.uovs.ac.za//theses/available/etd-07232013-110658/restricted/ |
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