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The third and final instalment of Julian Young's superb trilogy
introducing German philosophy in the 20th century This volume
covers important thinkers such as Wilhelm Dilthey, Karl Jaspers,
Martin Buber and Erich Fromm, with a chapter devoted to each of the
eight philosophers and theologians A fascinating introduction to
intellectual figures who stood for liberal democracy against the
totalitarianism in the Germany of their time but engaged different
approaches--including existentialism, phenomenology and
theology--to understand modernity.
The third and final instalment of Julian Young's superb trilogy
introducing German philosophy in the 20th century This volume
covers important thinkers such as Wilhelm Dilthey, Karl Jaspers,
Martin Buber and Erich Fromm, with a chapter devoted to each of the
eight philosophers and theologians A fascinating introduction to
intellectual figures who stood for liberal democracy against the
totalitarianism in the Germany of their time but engaged different
approaches--including existentialism, phenomenology and
theology--to understand modernity.
What is the meaning of life? In today's secular, post-religious
scientific world, this question has become a serious preoccupation.
But it also has a long history: many major philosophers have
thought deeply about it, as Julian Young so vividly illustrates in
this thought-provoking second edition of The Death of God and the
Meaning of Life. Three new chapters explore Soren Kierkegaard's
attempts to preserve a Christian answer to the question of the
meaning of life, Karl Marx's attempt to translate this answer into
naturalistic and atheistic terms, and Sigmund Freud's deep
pessimism about the possibility of any version of such an answer.
Part 1 presents an historical overview of philosophers from Plato
to Marx who have believed in a meaning of life, either in some
supposed 'other' world or in the future of this world. Part 2
assesses what happened when the traditional structures that give
life meaning began to erode. With nothing to take their place,
these structures gave way to the threat of nihilism, to the
appearance that life is meaningless. Young looks at the responses
to this threat in chapters on Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus,
Foucault and Derrida. Fully revised and updated throughout, this
highly engaging exploration of fundamental issues will captivate
anyone who's ever asked themselves where life's meaning (if there
is one) really lies. It also makes a perfect historical
introduction to philosophy, particularly to the continental
tradition.
The course of German philosophy in the twentieth century is one of
the most exciting and controversial in the history of human
thought. In this outstanding and engaging introduction, a companion
volume to his German Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Weber to
Heidegger, Julian Young examines and assesses the way in which some
of the major German thinkers of the period reacted, often in
starkly contrasting ways, to the challenges posed by the nature of
modernity, the failure of liberalism and the concept of decline.
Divided into two parts exploring major intellectual figures of the
left and right respectively, Young introduces and assesses the
thought of the following figures: Georg Lukacs: the critique of
capitalism: alienation, reification, and false consciousness Ernst
Bloch: the Marxist utopia Walter Benjamin: the confluence of
phenomenology and left-wing thought: the Arcades Project, aura, and
the technological reproduction of the artwork Oswald Spengler: the
pessimistic right and the concept of Western decline Max Scheler:
Catholic conservatism and the 'objective hierarchy of values' Carl
Schmitt: the failure of liberalism, dictatorship, 'friends' versus
'enemies' Leo Strauss: the rejection of moral relativism and the
return to classical philosophy. Highly relevant when the viability
of liberal democracy is again called into question, German
Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Lukacs to Strauss is essential
reading for students of German philosophy, phenomenology and
critical theory, and will also be of interest to students in
related fields such as literature, religious studies, and political
theory.
What is the meaning of life? In today's secular, post-religious
scientific world, this question has become a serious preoccupation.
But it also has a long history: many major philosophers have
thought deeply about it, as Julian Young so vividly illustrates in
this thought-provoking second edition of The Death of God and the
Meaning of Life. Three new chapters explore Soren Kierkegaard's
attempts to preserve a Christian answer to the question of the
meaning of life, Karl Marx's attempt to translate this answer into
naturalistic and atheistic terms, and Sigmund Freud's deep
pessimism about the possibility of any version of such an answer.
Part 1 presents an historical overview of philosophers from Plato
to Marx who have believed in a meaning of life, either in some
supposed 'other' world or in the future of this world. Part 2
assesses what happened when the traditional structures that give
life meaning began to erode. With nothing to take their place,
these structures gave way to the threat of nihilism, to the
appearance that life is meaningless. Young looks at the responses
to this threat in chapters on Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus,
Foucault and Derrida. Fully revised and updated throughout, this
highly engaging exploration of fundamental issues will captivate
anyone who's ever asked themselves where life's meaning (if there
is one) really lies. It also makes a perfect historical
introduction to philosophy, particularly to the continental
tradition.
The course of German philosophy in the twentieth century is one of
the most exciting and controversial in the history of human
thought. In this outstanding and engaging introduction, a companion
volume to his German Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Weber to
Heidegger, Julian Young examines and assesses the way in which some
of the major German thinkers of the period reacted, often in
starkly contrasting ways, to the challenges posed by the nature of
modernity, the failure of liberalism and the concept of decline.
Divided into two parts exploring major intellectual figures of the
left and right respectively, Young introduces and assesses the
thought of the following figures: Georg Lukacs: the critique of
capitalism: alienation, reification, and false consciousness Ernst
Bloch: the Marxist utopia Walter Benjamin: the confluence of
phenomenology and left-wing thought: the Arcades Project, aura, and
the technological reproduction of the artwork Oswald Spengler: the
pessimistic right and the concept of Western decline Max Scheler:
Catholic conservatism and the 'objective hierarchy of values' Carl
Schmitt: the failure of liberalism, dictatorship, 'friends' versus
'enemies' Leo Strauss: the rejection of moral relativism and the
return to classical philosophy. Highly relevant when the viability
of liberal democracy is again called into question, German
Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Lukacs to Strauss is essential
reading for students of German philosophy, phenomenology and
critical theory, and will also be of interest to students in
related fields such as literature, religious studies, and political
theory.
According to Bertrand Russell, Nietzsche's only value is the
flourishing of the exceptional individual. The well-being of
ordinary people is, in itself, without value. Yet there are
passages in Nietzsche that appear to regard the flourishing of the
community as a whole alongside, perhaps even above, that of the
exceptional individual. The ten essays that comprise this volume
wrestle with the tension between individual and community in
Nietzsche's writings. Some defend a reading close to Russell's.
Others suggest that Nietzsche's highest value is the flourishing of
the community as a whole and that exceptional individuals find
their highest value only in promoting that flourishing. In viewing
Nietzsche from the perspective of community, the essays also cast
new light on other aspects of his philosophy, for instance, his
ideal of scientific research and his philosophy of language.
In his first book, The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche observes that
Greek tragedy gathered people together as a community in the sight
of their gods, and argues that modernity can be rescued from
'nihilism' only through the revival of such a festival. This is
commonly thought to be a view which did not survive the termination
of Nietzsche's early Wagnerianism, but Julian Young argues, on the
basis of an examination of all of Nietzsche's published works, that
his religious communitarianism in fact persists through all his
writings. What follows, it is argued, is that the mature Nietzsche
is neither an 'atheist', an 'individualist', nor an 'immoralist':
he is a German philosopher belonging to a German tradition of
conservative communitarianism - though to claim him as a proto-Nazi
is radically mistaken. This important reassessment will be of
interest to all Nietzsche scholars and to a wide range of readers
in German philosophy.
The course of German philosophy in the twentieth century is one of
the most exciting, diverse and controversial periods in the history
of human thought. It is widely studied and its legacy hotly
contested. In this outstanding introduction, Julian Young explains
and assesses the two dominant traditions in modern German
philosophy - critical theory and phenomenology - by examining the
following key thinkers and topics: Max Weber's setting the agenda
for modern German philosophy: the 'rationalization' and
'disenchantment' of modernity resulting in 'loss of freedom' and
'loss of meaning' Horkheimer and Adorno: rationalization and the
'culture industry' Habermas' defence of Enlightenment
rationalization, the 'unfinished project of modernity' Marcuse: a
Freud-based vision of a repression-free utopia Husserl: overcoming
the 'crisis of humanity' through phenomenology Early Heidegger's
existential phenomenology: 'authenticity' as loyalty to 'heritage'
Gadamer and 'fusion of horizons' Arendt: the human condition Later
Heidegger: the re-enchantment of reality. German Philosophy in the
Twentieth Century: Weber to Heidegger is essential reading for
students of German philosophy, phenomenology and critical theory,
and will also be of interest to students in related fields such as
literature, religious studies, and political theory.
This book offers a clear and informative interpretation of Heidegger's extremely complex later philosophy (which is often dismissed as unintelligible mysticism), exploring its main themes and offering analyses of its most obscure formulations. It will be widely welcomed by students as well as scholars in Heidegger studies.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the greatest writers and
German philosophers of the nineteenth century. His work influenced
figures as diverse as Wagner, Freud and Nietzsche. Best known as a
pessimist, he was one of the few philosophers read and admired by
Wittgenstein. In this comprehensive introduction, Julian Young
covers all the main aspects of Schopenhauer's philosophy. Beginning
with an overview of Schopenhauer's life and work, he introduces the
central aspects of his metaphysics fundamental to understanding his
work as a whole: his philosophical idealism and debt to the
philosophy of Kant; his attempt to answer the question of what the
world is; his account of science; and in particular his idea that
'will' is the essence of all things. Julian Young then introduces
and assesses Schopenhauer's aesthetics, which occupy a central
place in his philosophy. He carefully examines Schopenhauer's
theories of the sublime, artistic genius and music, before
assessing his ethics of compassion, his arguments for pessimism and
his account of 'salvation'. In the final chapter, he considers
Schopenhauer's legacy and his influence on the thought of Nietzsche
and Wittgenstein, making this an ideal starting point for those
coming to Schopenhauer for the first time.
Since 1945, and particularly since the facts of the "Heidegger case" became widely known in 1987, an enormous number of words have been devoted to establishing not only Heidegger's involvement with Nazism, but also that his philosophy is irredeemably discredited thereby. This book, while in no way denying the depth or seriousness of Heidegger's political involvement, challenges this tide of opinion, arguing that his philosophy is not compromised in any of its phases, and that acceptance of it is fully consistent with a deep commitment to liberal democracy.
This is the first comprehensive treatment of Nietzsche's philosophy of art to appear in English. Julian Young argues that Nietzsche's thought about art can only be understood in the context of his wider philosophy. In particular, he discusses the dramatic changes in Nietzschean aesthetics against the background of the celebrated themes of the death of God, eternal recurrence, and the idea of the Ubermensch. Young then divides Nietzsche's career, and his philosophy of art, into four distinct phases, but suggests that these phases describe a circle. An attempt at world-affirmation is made in the central phases, but Nietzsche is predominantly influenced at the beginning and end of his career by a Schopenhauerian pessimism. At the beginning and end art is important because it "redeems" us from life.
This book is an exhaustive survey of the philosophy of tragedy from
antiquity to the present. From Aristotle to i ek the focal question
has been: why, in spite of its distressing content, do we value
tragic drama? What is the nature of the tragic effect ? Some
philosophers point to a certain kind of pleasure that results from
tragedy. Others, while not excluding pleasure, emphasize the
knowledge we gain from tragedy of psychology, ethics, freedom, or
immortality. Through a critical engagement with these and other
philosophers, the book concludes by suggesting an answer to the
question of what it is that constitutes tragedy in its highest
vocation ? This book will be of equal interest to students of
philosophy and of literature.
This book offers a clear and informative interpretation of Heidegger's extremely complex later philosophy (which is often dismissed as unintelligible mysticism), exploring its main themes and offering analyses of its most obscure formulations. It will be widely welcomed by students as well as scholars in Heidegger studies.
Originally published in German under the title Holzwege, this collection of texts is Heidegger's first post-war work and contains some of the major expositions of his later philosophy. Although translations of the essays have appeared individually in a variety of places, this is the first English translation to bring them together as Heidegger intended. It is an invaluable resource for all students of Heidegger, whether they study philosophy, literary theory, religious studies, or intellectual history.
The course of German philosophy in the twentieth century is one of
the most exciting, diverse and controversial periods in the history
of human thought. It is widely studied and its legacy hotly
contested. In this outstanding introduction, Julian Young explains
and assesses the two dominant traditions in modern German
philosophy - critical theory and phenomenology - by examining the
following key thinkers and topics: Max Weber's setting the agenda
for modern German philosophy: the 'rationalization' and
'disenchantment' of modernity resulting in 'loss of freedom' and
'loss of meaning' Horkheimer and Adorno: rationalization and the
'culture industry' Habermas' defence of Enlightenment
rationalization, the 'unfinished project of modernity' Marcuse: a
Freud-based vision of a repression-free utopia Husserl: overcoming
the 'crisis of humanity' through phenomenology Early Heidegger's
existential phenomenology: 'authenticity' as loyalty to 'heritage'
Gadamer and 'fusion of horizons' Arendt: the human condition Later
Heidegger: the re-enchantment of reality. German Philosophy in the
Twentieth Century: Weber to Heidegger is essential reading for
students of German philosophy, phenomenology and critical theory,
and will also be of interest to students in related fields such as
literature, religious studies, and political theory.
In this beautifully written account, Julian Young provides the most
comprehensive biography available today of the life and philosophy
of the nineteenth-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
Young deals with the many puzzles created by the conjunction of
Nietzsche s personal history and his work: why the son of a
Lutheran pastor developed into the self-styled Antichrist; why this
archetypical Prussian came to loathe Bismarck s Prussia; and why
this enemy of feminism preferred the company of feminist women.
Setting Nietzsche s thought in the context of his times the rise of
Prussian militarism, anti-Semitism, Darwinian science, the Youth
and emancipationist movements, as well as the death of God Young
emphasizes the decisive influence of Plato and of Richard Wagner on
Nietzsche s attempt to reform Western culture. He also describes
the devastating effect on Nietzsche s personality of his unhappy
love for Lou Salome and attempts to understand why, at the age of
forty-four, he went mad. This book includes a selection of more
than thirty photographs of Nietzsche, his friends and his work
sites. Seventeen of the philosopher s musical compositions, which
are key to a deeper understanding of his intellectual project are
available online.
To listen to Nietzsche's compositions, visit: http:
//www.cambridge.org/us/nietzschemusic
This book, the first comprehensive study in English of Heidegger's
philosophy of art, starts in the mid-1930s with Heidegger's
discussion of the Greek temple and his Hegelian declaration that a
great artwork gathers together an entire culture in affirmative
celebration of its foundational 'truth', and that, by this
criterion, art in modernity is 'dead'. His subsequent work on
Hoelderlin, whom he later identified as the decisive influence on
his mature philosophy, led him into a passionate engagement with
the art of Rilke, Cezanne, Klee and Zen Buddhism, liberating him
not only from the overly restrictive conception of art of the
mid-1930s but also from the disastrous politics of the period.
Drawing on material hitherto unknown in the anglophone world, Young
establishes a new account of Heidegger's philosophy of art and
shows that his famous essay 'The Origin of the Work of Art' is its
beginning, not its end.
Since 1945, and particularly since the facts of the "Heidegger case" became widely known in 1987, an enormous number of words have been devoted to establishing not only Heidegger's involvement with Nazism, but also that his philosophy is irredeemably discredited thereby. This book, while in no way denying the depth or seriousness of Heidegger's political involvement, challenges this tide of opinion, arguing that his philosophy is not compromised in any of its phases, and that acceptance of it is fully consistent with a deep commitment to liberal democracy.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the greatest writers and
German philosophers of the nineteenth century. His work influenced
figures as diverse as Wagner, Freud and Nietzsche. Best known as a
pessimist, he was one of the few philosophers read and admired by
Wittgenstein.
In this comprehensive introduction, Julian Young covers all the
main aspects of Schopenhauer's philosophy. Beginning with an
overview of Schopenhauer's life and work, he introduces the central
aspects of his metaphysics fundamental to understanding his work as
a whole: his philosophical idealism and debt to the philosophy of
Kant; his attempt to answer the question of what the world is; his
account of science; and in particular his idea that 'will' is the
essence of all things.
Julian Young then introduces and assesses Schopenhauer's
aesthetics, which occupy a central place in his philosophy. He
carefully examines Schopenhauer's theories of the sublime, artistic
genius and music, before assessing his ethics of compassion, his
arguments for pessimism and his account of 'salvation'. In the
final chapter, he considers Schopenhauer's legacy and his influence
on the thought of Nietzsche and Wittgenstein, making this an ideal
starting point for those coming to Schopenhauer for the first time.
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