‘What if?’ Mythology as a ‘background theory’ for thought experiment

Focusing on the Romanian hypothetical expressions mentioned by Vulcănescu and considered by Noica from an ontological standpoint, the present article shifts from ontology to epistemology in order to map ou...

‘Always a beacon light in a nihilistic world’. Mircea Eliade and Ioan Petru Culianu – documentary contributions

The main documentary evidence of the long relationship between Mircea Eliade and Ioan Petru Culianu lies in their journals and correspondence. However these have not yet been entirely published. This article throws new l...

„Ce-ar fi dacă?” Mitologia ca „teorie de fond” pentru experimentul de gândire

The phenomenal building of the theory of existence

This paper proposes an interpretation of Mircea Vulcănescu’s discourse on the topic related to the “Romanian dimension of existence”. There are three directions of interpretation linked to the three...

„Întotdeauna far într-o lume nihilistă”. Mircea Eliade şi Ioan Petru Culianu – completări documentare