THE RELEVANCE OF DIALECTICS AND THE THOUGHT OF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PENSIERO DEBOLE VATTIMIANO

Abstract

In the twentieth century, the pensiero debole appears as a new philosophical orientation: an expression of a different way of thinking, without the authoritarian characteristics of foundationalist thought. The pensiero debole follows an aesthetic-hermeneutic orientation as a response to the current problems, considering the changes occurring in contemporary society. Gianni Vattimo is the main philosopher of the pensiero debole. The contemporary, to Vattimo , is the moment everybody experiences “the Truth” and its absolute value as an ideological justification of domination and violence. This event allows the experience of “diffuse meanings” as a potential positive experience. In this sense, pensiero debole is a philosophy that develops as a recognition of the risks of foundationalist thought. According to Vatimo, the pensiero debole is the most appropriate response to the post-modern society. The purpose of this article is to expose the relevance of dialectical thought and the difference thought in the constitution of pensiero debole. It is argued here t hat the relationship between pensiero debole, dialectics and the difference thinking is defined by a Verwindung, namely a kind of “torsion” as the recognition of a bond which carries the characteristics of acceptance and deepening.