In this unique exploration of Nietzsche's life and behavior, Dr. Richard Schain challenges the widely held view that this important philosopher's actions and erratic writings were due to general paresis, or syphilis of the brain. The author offers a detailed biography of Nietzsche's life, at each major turning point offering his own thoughts regarding why the diagnosis of syphilis is unsatisfactory to explain Nietszche's behavioral and thought patterns. With an accessible writing style and close attention to detail, Schain offers important reasons for one to reevaluate the claims made...
In this unique exploration of Nietzsche's life and behavior, Dr. Richard Schain challenges the widely held view that this important philosopher's a...
"In Love With Eternity" presents a project of philosophic thought. It is composed of a group of essays and fragments concerned with the creation of one's self, which self is the substance of reality for every human being. The nature of philosophy, however, has become blurred by the advancement of the sciences in the past two centuries, leading to a situation where philosophers consider themselves to be scientists--many would like to wear white coats if they could. Nevertheless, philosophy is not science but is metaphysics and is the consequence of the long recognized "metaphysical need" of...
"In Love With Eternity" presents a project of philosophic thought. It is composed of a group of essays and fragments concerned with the creation of on...
"INTERIOR LIGHTS" expresses a philosophy of interior self and a defense of metaphysical reality. The bulk of the book is composed of "trechos" (Port.), literary passages that contain the author's personal and philosophical meditations. Issues addressed include: what is a soul?, interior development through writing, bourgeois reality, metaphysical reality, and independent spirituality.
From the book's preface, "Certain states of mind are required for a reader to gain something from this work. These are: 1) The ability to read slowly in order to reflect on unfamiliar or impolitic ideas,...
"INTERIOR LIGHTS" expresses a philosophy of interior self and a defense of metaphysical reality. The bulk of the book is composed of "trechos" (Por...
This book is a summa of the attitudes and concepts of the author developed over a 35-year period of creating philosophical books. Since he regards philosophy as a category of artistic expression, little of the apparatus of the scholar is to be found in this work. Yet the individual who writes philosophy is naive if he ever can imagine that his personal expressions are independent of the society in which he lives. The critique of this influence is an essential task of a philosopher. It is futile to delegate it to the armies of scholars who abound everywhere in the materialist,...
This book is a summa of the attitudes and concepts of the author developed over a 35-year period of creating philosophical books. Since he regards phi...
