Continental Philosophy Since 1750: The Rise and Fall of the Self (History of Western Philosophy) - Brossura

Solomon, Robert C.

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ISBN 10: 0192892029 ISBN 13: 9780192892027

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1988

Riassunto

The explosion of creative and speculative philosophy that emerged in Europe in the second half of the eighteenth century is a thrilling intellectual adventure story, as well as an essential chapter in the history of philosophy. The main theme of this story is the rise and fall of the Self. The Self in question is no ordinary self - no individual personality nor even one of the many heroic or mock-heroic personalities of the early nineteenth century. The Self is the Transcendental Self, whose nature and ambitions are unprecedently arrogant, cosmic and often obscure. In modest terms, this universal self is human nature. In less modest terms, the Transcendental Self is nothing less than God. This thesis is what Solomon terms the Transcendental Pretence.

The book is an accessible introduction to the difficult authors of modern European philosophy. The major figures and movements are treated in an integrated narrative, free of jargon. Included are: The Enlightenment and Romanticism, German Idealism, Kant, Fichte, Schelling and the Romantics, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Feuerbach, Max Bretano, Meinong, Frege, Dilthey, Bergson, Nietzsche, Husserl, Freud, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Hermeneutics, Sartre, Post-Modernism, Structuralism, Foucault and Derrida.

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Recensione:

'An excellent introduction, scholarly, readable and informative.' A. Thatcher, College of St Mark & St John

'it sets out its objectives with clear and persuasive introductory comments ... Professor Solomon writes elegantly and always fascinatingly' TES

L'autore:

Robert C. Solomon is Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, and Professor of Philoophy at the University of California.

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• Editore: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0192892029
• ISBN 13: 9780192892027
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 228