ABSTRACT

In this chapter, I will argue for a non-foundational theory of meaning. When we come to realize that if meaning which is the very currency of mutual engagement has nothing behind it, so to speak, then the realization of this shows up in its authentic clarity in the end of scepticism and the awakening of the wonder of the existence of life. This will enable the re-enchantment of the world. Life is therefore not a question to be inquired into. Life as the condition of any form of existence implies, one, that the practices of any people are embedded in their everyday lives and, two, that not only are the rules of social living embedded in the community but also in a way the meaningful interpretation of those rules can be read only off of the embodied practices of the individuals of that community.