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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100192892029

ISBN-139780192892027

eBay Product ID (ePID)1167149

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Number of Pages228 Pages

Publication NameContinental Philosophy since 1750 : the Rise and Fall of the Self

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHistory & Surveys / General, General, History & Surveys / Modern

Publication Year1988

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy

AuthorRobert C. Solomon

SeriesHistory of Western Philosophy Ser.

FormatUk-Trade Paper

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight8.4 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN87-020262

Reviews"The central virtue of this study is Solomon's presentation of such difficult material in both a readable and succinct manner. The very idea of covering some 250 years of philosophy in 200 pages is mind-boggling. But not only does Solomon manage to accomplish this feat, he does so in a very readable manner....[It] is a book that could be successfully used in undergraduate courses....It would allow the student burdened by the complexity and difficulty of the texts of the great Continental philosophers to get a good sense of their overall views."--Teaching Philosophy "Clear, learned, concise, useful."--Brian Finney,University of Southern California, 'An excellent introduction, scholarly, readable and informative.'A. Thatcher, College of St Mark and St John, '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, "The central virtue of this study is Solomon's presentation of such difficult material in both a readable and succinct manner. The very idea of covering some 250 years of philosophy in 200 pages is mind-boggling. But not only does Solomon manage to accomplish this feat, he does so in a very readable manner....[It] is a book that could be successfully used in undergraduate courses....It would allow the student burdened by the complexity and difficulty of the texts of the great Continental philosophers to get a good sense of their overall views."--Teaching Philosophy"Clear, learned, concise, useful."--Brian Finney, University of Southern California, 'it sets out its objectives with clear and persuasive introductorycomments ... Professor Solomon writes elegantly and always fascinatingly'TES, 'it sets out its objectives with clear and persuasive introductory comments ... Professor Solomon writes elegantly and always fascinatingly'TES, "The central virtue of this study is Solomon's presentation of such difficult material in both a readable and succinct manner. The very idea of covering some 250 years of philosophy in 200 pages is mind-boggling. But not only does Solomon manage to accomplish this feat, he does so in a very readable manner....[It] is a book that could be successfully used in undergraduate courses....It would allow the student burdened by the complexity and difficulty of the texts of the great Continental philosophers to get a good sense of their overall views."--Teaching Philosophy "Clear, learned, concise, useful."--Brian Finney, University of Southern California

Dewey Edition19

Series Volume Number7

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal126/.094

SynopsisThe flowering of creative and speculative philosophy that emerged in modern Europe--particularly in Germany--is a thrilling adventure story as well as an essential chapter in the history of philosophy. In this integrative narrative, Solomon provides an accessible introduction to the major authors and movements of modern European philosophy, including the Enlightenment and Romanticism, Rousseau, German Idealism, Kant, Fichte, Schelling and the Romantics, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Feuerbach, Max Brentano, Meinong, Frege, Dilthey, Bergson, Nietzsche, Husserl, Freud, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, hermeneutics, Sartre, Postmodernism, Structuralism, Foucault, and Derrida., 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., 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., Solomon studies the nature and history of the transcendental self and posits his theory of the Transcendental Pretense in this integrative narrative, providing an accessible introduction to the difficult authors of modern European philosophy.

LC Classification NumberB791.S65 1988