In this latest book, renowned philosopher and scholar Robert B.
Pippin offers the thought-provoking argument that the study of
historical figures is not only an interpretation and explication of
their views, but can be understood as a form of philosophy itself.
In doing so, he reconceives philosophical scholarship as a kind of
network of philosophical interanimations, one in which major
positions in the history of philosophy, when they are themselves
properly understood within their own historical context, form
philosophy's lingua franca. Examining a number of philosophers to
explore the nature of this interanimation, he presents an
illuminating assortment of especially thoughtful examples of
historical commentary that powerfully enact philosophy. After
opening up his territory with an initial discussion of contemporary
revisionist readings of Kant's moral theory, Pippin sets his sights
on his main objects of interest: Hegel and Nietzsche. Through them,
however, he offers what few others could: an astonishing synthesis
of an immense and diverse set of thinkers and traditions. Deploying
an almost dialogical, conversational approach, he pursues patterns
of thought that both shape and, importantly, connect the major
traditions: neo-Aristotelian, analytic, continental, and
postmodern, bringing the likes of Heidegger, Honneth, MacIntyre,
McDowell, Brandom, Strauss, Williams, and Zizek - not to mention
Hegel and Nietzsche - into the same philosophical conversation. By
means of these case studies, Pippin mounts an impressive argument
about a relatively under - discussed issue in professional
philosophy - the bearing of work in the history of philosophy on
philosophy itself - and thereby argues for the controversial thesis
that no strict separation between the domains is defensible.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
