Hylarophilosophia. Filosofia e letteratura a partire da Giorgio Manganelli

Abstract

The text discusses the relationship between philosophy and literature, starting with the observation that post-Kantian philosophy has embraced a narrativity that moves away from rational objectivism. Authors such as Manganelli highlight the contrast of literature as a subjective linguistic dimension in flux, while traditional philosophy is based on argumentative discourse. This vision of philosophy and literature is explored through a form of total satire, and pure mockery, leading to a transgressive vision of philosophy that emerges i.e. from the ‘encounter’ of Manganelli with the ‘autre’ philosophy of Bataille. Manganelli’s writing, through its experimental language and oxymorons, exactly reflects this search for a language that transcends conventional meaning and opens up to a more elusive and polysemic experience.