Questioning

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani distinguishes several ways of questioning. The question "what do you call…?" seems to him more radical than "what is it?". The latter takes existence for granted and bears only on essence, whereas the former presupposes the least and least confines the answer within the question12. He also separates the simple question from the problem: a problematic question does not admit an immediate yes or no answer3. In his view, philosophy requires a questioning form, which takes non-X into account as soon as one touches on X4. Remaining stuck on a difficulty, as under the effect of the Socratic torpedo fish, may be the most fruitful moment of inquiry5. He takes the example of Perceval, who fails to ask before the Grail the question that would have healed the Fisher King: it is difficult to question when one sees the stakes, and this silence is a fault67. He also cites Kafka's character, who asks his question too late, when the entrance was made for him alone8.

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