Eon, vol. 7, nr. 1 / 2026
Michel Foucault... în mișcare.
Numele Foucault este ușor de pronunțat în japoneză
https://doi.org/10.56177/eon.7.1.2026.art.1
TITLE: "Michel
Foucault...on the move. The name Foucault is easy to pronounce in Japanese"
ABSTRACT: The present
study approaches Michel Foucault on the move, hypostatizing him in Japan, a
space that places him in a privileged philosophical and critical position –
"... my name, Foucault, is easy to pronounce in Japanese, much easier for
example than Heidegger" – valuating an updated/actual relevant axis, marked by
travel/visit/lecture – postcolonial criticism – transnationality. The phrase
in-motion, [here] in-Japan clarifies the reason why M. Foucault opted for the
East – West division and not for another one, resorting extremely rarely to the
term "Asia". Instead, he will refer to a vocabulary tributary to the West –
East relationship, part of an intellectual commitment of the moment, of an
intellectual involvement and critical interest in the West and the East. By
preserving the dual pair of terms – Occident – Orient –, Foucault will identify
both the speculative universality of modern Western ways of thinking, but also
the critical specificity of extra-European thinking, rethinking the very
operational formula of Western philosophy, freeing the role of "non-Western"
forms of thought. In-Japan certifies and completes the Foucauldian field of
interpretation explicitly named in the dialogue of two Prefaces – Folie et
déraison: Histoire de la folie à l'âge Classique (1961) and Les mots et
les choses (1966).
KEYWORDS: Michel Foucault, Japan, Orient – Occident, on the move paradigm, travelling theory.
From Philosophy to Method: A Historical Epistemology of the
Notion of Individuality
in Boasian Anthropology
https://doi.org/10.56177/eon.7.1.2026.art.2
ABSTRACT: Through the interdisciplinary lens of historical
epistemology, the present work aims to show that individuality is not only a
cultural value but also a veritable epistemic operator. The Boasian concept of
culture represents much more than a reaction against evolutionism. In his
fieldworks, Boas effectively operationalised Herder's arguments about
historicism and cultural particularity. Under these circumstances, their
theoretical models require a detailed analysis. Historical epistemology shows
how specific conceptual commitments determine the criteria for valid
anthropological evidence. By tracing the
epistemic use of individuality back to nineteenth-century German historicism,
the present work illustrates significant continuities and discontinuities. From
Herder, Boas inherited not only a solid concept of culture but also his
epistemic values. The Boasians successfully employed the epistemic notion of
individuality to limit imprudent explanatory ambitions while enabling a
sustainable historical intelligibility. Individuality shifts from a theoretical
construct in Herder's philosophical anthropology to a methodological frame in
Boasian anthropology.
KEYWORDS: Boas, Herder, individuality, culture, historical
epistemology.
A Potential Transformer. The Uncanny Book of
Taking the Liberty of Thought and Difference.
A Discussion: Uncanny Soulscapes in Uncustomary Dreamscope.
Collected Philosophical Fragments by Giorgio Baruchello
https://doi.org/10.56177/eon.7.1.2026.art.3
ABSTRACT: This
discussion brings to the fore a philosophy of humour incursion into its
philosophical and literary articulations, into the insights about the human
beings and into their contemporary overall weary relation to humour. Humour is
difficult to pursue nowadays as the times are particularly prone to a
self-defensive and quasi-propagandistic type of reflection (or, lack of
reflection). The new book of Giorgio Baruchello, titled Uncanny Soulscapes
in Uncustomary Dreamscope. Collected Philosophical Fragments, engages the
reader in a very surprising journey visiting as well the ontic and the oneiric
realms, a book about us all and possibly about none of us with complete
exactness; yet, we have here a book which is about our vulnerability, inertia
and backwardness, as well as about the transforming powers of sincere humorous
introspection and extrospection. We are conducting a discussion that follows
such aspects and which does not quite resume the book. It is more than a
review, emphasizing the Geist of the work, its meaning and importance in an
evaluative essay. Along this discussion, a few other articles and books
investigating humour and the philosophy of humour provide welcome referential
points for a discussion that has nevertheless a philosophical character,
although it is not intended as a pretentious exegesis. The book may seem to
some readers pretentious, while it is just an incentive for a more complex and
more qualitative vision of the world. However, as one of the well-established
theories in the philosophy of humour is "superiority theory" (as found in Plato
and Hobbes) and as this theory is so present in our day-to-day experiences it
is pretty unavoidable that some sense of superiority in the situation of this
author against his characters and readers transpires in-between the lines. But
it is rather laughing at ourselves that is beneficial and it has transforming
virtues as the reader should come to admit and hopefully, even rejoice.
KEYWORDS: philosophy
of humour, superiority, vulnerability, introspection, a new Enlightenment.
Parataxa în limba română contemporană – raport sintactic între coordonare și subordonare?
https://doi.org/10.56177/eon.7.1.2026.art.4
TITLE: "Parataxis in contemporary
Romanian language – syntactic relation between coordination and subordination?"
ABSTRACT: Juxtaposition or parataxis
represents a phenomenon characterized by the lack of the interpropositional
connective (its zero expression), an insignificant accident in the positive
realization of relations, because the relational interpretation is made by analogy
with certain positive models as the realization of connectives and taking into
account grammatical logic. Through this article, we propose to present several
arguments that can be the basis for considering juxtaposition as a distinct
syntactic-semantic relation in contemporary Romanian, because to coordinate
implies ordering, arranging the elements of a statement according to certain
relations, and for reasons of grammatical precision it is considered that the
coordination relation should be distinguished from the juxtaposition relation,
because to enumerate is different from to coordinate.
KEYWORDS: parataxis, coordination,
subordination, syntactic relations, statement.
Sociolinguistic Dogma, Literary Discourse and
Target Culture Acquisition
https://doi.org/10.56177/eon.7.1.2026.art.5
ABSTRACT: The English School of literary criticism has a reputation for
close textual scrutiny. It is characterized by a particular interest in the
relations of literature and society together with literary sensitivity. Within
this context, rhetorical expressions in literary discourse play a significant
role in reflecting the sociocultural manifestations in the speech community.
The present research work hypothesizes that a careful analysis of such
expressions would be able to explain and, probably, justify the sociolinguistic
dogma which accompany rhetorical expressions in the English literature. As far
as Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) settings are concerned, a
better understanding of English rhetoric is expected to develop learners'
tolerance, acceptance and target culture awareness. A qualitative research
methodology has been adopted in this investigation and, accordingly, a questionnaire
has been submitted to students enrolled in English Studies with a view to
enquire about their attitudes, responses and impact of rhetoric on the language
teaching/learning operation. The preliminary outcomes that have been obtained
indicate an improvement of students' proficiency in Literary Discourse
interpretation and, eventually, an increase of learners' cultural awareness
along with a better mastery of the English language.
KEYWORDS: sociolinguistic dogma; literary discourse; target
culture, TEFL.
Mediated Intimacy in Immersive Journalism. Experience, Emotion and Proximity
ABSTRACT: Immersive
journalism is often discussed as technological innovation meant to bring
audiences closer to news and promote empathy though emotional first-person
experience. This article proposes an alternative perspective focusing on
intimacy as a mediated relationship rather than as emotional intensity or
personal exposure. Following existing research on emotion, digital intimacy and
empathy, the paper argues that immersive journalism continues a long
journalistic effort to reduce distance between lived realities and audiences.
This article shows that emotional responses in this type of journalism are not
automatic effects of technology, but results of a mixture of factors such as
narrative choices, spatial positioning and ethical considerations. While
immersive formats can create a strong sense of proximity and being there this closeness
may sometimes produce discomfort or resistance. By connecting theories of
intimacy with studies on immersive media, the paper proposes the concept of
mediated intimacy as a useful framework for understanding how this type of
journalism creates, negotiates and limits closeness. Understanding immersive
journalism through this lens can open the space for a more careful discussion
and future research on its emotional impact and ethical responsibilities.
KEYWORDS: immersive
journalism, mediated intimacy, emotion and empathy, digital storytelling,
presence and proximity.