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Walter Kaufmann - Philosopher, Humanist, Heretic (Hardcover)
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Walter Kaufmann - Philosopher, Humanist, Heretic (Hardcover)
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The first complete account of the ideas and writings of a major
figure in twentieth-century intellectual life Walter Kaufmann
(1921-1980) was a charismatic philosopher, critic, translator, and
poet who fled Nazi Germany at the age of eighteen, emigrating alone
to the United States. He was astonishingly prolific until his
untimely death at age fifty-nine, writing some dozen major books,
all marked by breathtaking erudition and a provocative essayistic
style. He single-handedly rehabilitated Nietzsche's reputation
after World War II and was enormously influential in introducing
postwar American readers to existentialism. Until now, no book has
examined his intellectual legacy. Stanley Corngold provides the
first in-depth study of Kaufmann's thought, covering all his major
works. He shows how Kaufmann speaks to many issues that concern us
today, such as the good of philosophy, the effects of religion, the
persistence of tragedy, and the crisis of the humanities in an age
of technology. Few scholars in modern times can match Kaufmann's
range of interests, from philosophy and literature to intellectual
history and comparative religion, from psychology and photography
to art and architecture. Corngold provides a heartfelt portrait of
a man who, to an extraordinary extent, transfigured his personal
experience in the pages of his books. This original study, both
appreciative and critical, is the definitive intellectual life of
one of the twentieth century's most engaging yet neglected
thinkers. It will introduce Kaufmann to a new generation of readers
and serves as a fitting tribute to a scholar's incomparable libido
sciendi, or lust for knowledge.
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