For Martin Heidegger the "fall" of philosophy into metaphysics begins with Plato. Thus, the relationship between the two philosophers is crucial to an understanding of Heidegger--and, perhaps, even to the whole plausibility of postmodern critiques of metaphysics. It is also, as the essays in this volume attest, highly complex, and possibly founded on a questionable understanding of Plato. As editors Catalin Partenie and Tom Rockmore remark, a simple way to describe Heidegger's reading of Plato might be to say that what began as an attempt to appropriate Plato (and through him a large...
For Martin Heidegger the "fall" of philosophy into metaphysics begins with Plato. Thus, the relationship between the two philosophers is crucial to an...
Presents a collection of essays, by both American and European philosophers, on issues raised by Heidegger's involvement with the Nazis. This book considers such matters as the relationship between Heidegger's philosophical theories and his public statements and activities, and his ideas on social and political life compared to other philosophers.
Presents a collection of essays, by both American and European philosophers, on issues raised by Heidegger's involvement with the Nazis. This book con...
In Kant's Wake evaluates the four main trends in philosophy in the twentieth century -- Marxism, Anglo-American analytic, American pragmatism, and continental philosophy -- and argues that all four evolved in reaction to Kant's fascinating and demanding philosophy.
Gives a sense of the main thinkers and problems, and the nature of their debates;
Provides an intriguing assessment of the accomplishments of twentieth-century philosophy.
In Kant's Wake evaluates the four main trends in philosophy in the twentieth century -- Marxism, Anglo-American analytic, American pragmatism, and con...
Contemporary philosophy is by its nature pluralistic, to a perhaps greater extent than at any moment of the preceding tradition, in that there are multiple forms of thought competing for a position on the center of the philosophic stage. The reasons for this conceptual proliferation are numerous. But certainly one factor is the increasing development of contemporary means of publication and communication, which in turn make possible the rapid dissemination of ideas as well as an informed reaction to them. And this in turn has increased the possibility for serious philosophic exchange by...
Contemporary philosophy is by its nature pluralistic, to a perhaps greater extent than at any moment of the preceding tradition, in that there are mul...
As this century nears an end, it has become increasingly clear that Georg Lukacs is one of the most ta.1ented intellectuals of our time, not only in the Marxist tradition, but in general. Lukacs' name is well- known, and his views are increasingly attracting attention; but it cannot be said that his thought has so far been widely studied, or that it has been studied to the degree its place in the Marxist tradition warrants or its intrinsic interest demands. In the relatively short period since Lukacs' death, there have been a number of books and many articles devoted to his work. But, despite...
As this century nears an end, it has become increasingly clear that Georg Lukacs is one of the most ta.1ented intellectuals of our time, not only in t...
In Kant's Wake evaluates the four main trends in philosophy in the twentieth century -- Marxism, Anglo-American analytic, American pragmatism, and continental philosophy -- and argues that all four evolved in reaction to Kant's fascinating and demanding philosophy.
Gives a sense of the main thinkers and problems, and the nature of their debates;
Provides an intriguing assessment of the accomplishments of twentieth-century philosophy.
In Kant's Wake evaluates the four main trends in philosophy in the twentieth century -- Marxism, Anglo-American analytic, American pragmatism, and con...
This volume is a collection of previously unpublished papers dealing with the neglected "phenomenological" dimension of the philosophy of Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which it compares and contrasts to the phenomenology of his contemporary Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and to those of Edmund Husserl and his 20th century followers. Issues discussed include a comparision of the early phenomenological method in Fichte and Hegel with the classical phenomenological method in Husserl, Heidegger and Sartre, as well as special topics, namely the problem of self-consciousness and intersubjectivity, very...
This volume is a collection of previously unpublished papers dealing with the neglected "phenomenological" dimension of the philosophy of Johann Go...
This volume of 23 previously unpublished essays explores the relationship between the philosophy of J.G. Fichte and that of other leading thinkers associated with German Idealism and the early Romantic movement. Several papers explore the broader question of Fichte's relationship and contribution to "German idealism" and "German romanticism" in general, while others offer comparative studies of the relationship between Fichte's writings and those of Leibniz, Kant, Schelling, Hegel, Friedrich Schlegel, Novalis, Schleiermacher, and Wilhelm von Humboldt. Taken collectively, this set of essays...
This volume of 23 previously unpublished essays explores the relationship between the philosophy of J.G. Fichte and that of other leading thinkers ass...
In the most comprehensive examination to date of Heidegger's Nazism, Emmanuel Faye draws on previously unavailable materials to paint a damning picture of Nazism's influence on the philosopher's thought and politics.
In this provocative book, Faye uses excerpts from unpublished seminars to show that Heidegger's philosophical writings are fatally compromised by an adherence to National Socialist ideas. In other documents, Faye finds expressions of racism and exterminatory anti-Semitism.
Faye disputes the view of Heidegger as a naive, temporarily disoriented academician and instead...
In the most comprehensive examination to date of Heidegger's Nazism, Emmanuel Faye draws on previously unavailable materials to paint a damning pic...
Despite its foundational role in the history of philosophy, Plato s famous argument that art does not have access to truth or knowledge is now rarely examined, in part because recent philosophers have assumed that Plato s challenge was resolved long ago. In "Art and Truth after Plato," Tom Rockmore argues that Plato has in fact never been satisfactorily answered and to demonstrate that, he offers a comprehensive account of Plato s influence through nearly the whole history of Western aesthetics.Rockmore offers a cogent reading of the post-Platonic aesthetic tradition as a series of responses...
Despite its foundational role in the history of philosophy, Plato s famous argument that art does not have access to truth or knowledge is now rarely ...
