Philosophy is the quest for a life that is fully alive. Drawing on the insights of philosophers through the ages, The Way of Philosophy clarifies what it means to live life intensely. It exposes the shallowness of conventional wisdom by asking such questions as Can science know everything? Should we do it if it feels good? Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Is life about creating ourselves? Is love supposed to be selfless? Can we ignore death? If God exists, why is he hiding? Philosophers invite us to go down deep and live a life in light of truth, goodness, and beauty. If we tread this...
Philosophy is the quest for a life that is fully alive. Drawing on the insights of philosophers through the ages, The Way of Philosophy clarifies what...
Heidegger s Shadow is an important contribution to the understanding of Heidegger s ambivalent relation to transcendental philosophy. Its contention is that Heidegger recognizes the importance of transcendental philosophy as the necessary point of entry to his thought, but he nonetheless comes to regard it as something that he must strive to overcome even though he knows such an attempt can never succeed. Engelland thoroughly engages with major texts such as Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics, Being and Time, and Contributions and traces the progression of Heidegger s...
Heidegger s Shadow is an important contribution to the understanding of Heidegger s ambivalent relation to transcendental philosophy. Its contentio...