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'To thine own self be true.' From Polonius's words in Hamlet right
up to Oprah, we are constantly urged to look within. Why is being
authentic the ultimate aim in life for so many people, and why does
it mean looking inside rather than out? Is it about finding the
'real' me, or something greater than me, even God? And should we
welcome what we find?
Thought-provoking and with an astonishing range of references, On
Being Authentic is a gripping journey into the self that begins
with Socrates and Augustine. Charles Guignon asks why being
authentic ceased to mean being part of some bigger, cosmic picture
and with Rousseau, Wordsworth and the Romantic movement, took the
strong inward turn alive in today's self-help culture.
He also plumbs the darker depths of authenticity, with the help of
Freud, Joseph Conrad and Alice Miller and reflects on the future of
being authentic in a postmodern, global age. He argues ultimately
that if we are to rescue the ideal of being authentic, we have to
see ourselves as fundamentally social creatures, embedded in
relationships and communities, and that being authentic is not
about what is owed to me but how I depend on others.
Heidegger's Being and Time: Critical Essays provides a variety of
recent studies of Heidegger's most important work. Twelve prominent
scholars, representing diverse nationalities, generations, and
interpretive approaches deal with general methodological and
ontological questions, particular issues in Heidegger's text, and
the relation between Being and Time and Heidegger's later thought.
All of the essays presented in this volume were never before
available in an English-language anthology. Two of the essays have
never before been published in any language (Dreyfus and Guignon);
three of the essays have never been published in English before
(Grondin, Kisiel, and ThomS), and two of the essays provide
previews of works in progress by major scholars (Dreyfus and
Kisiel).
Arguably the most influential of all contemporary English-speaking philosophers, Richard Rorty has transformed the way many philosophers think about the discipline and the traditional ways of practicing it. The essays in this volume offer a balanced exposition and critique of Rorty's views on knowledge, language, truth, science, morality and politics. Written by a distinguished roster of philosophers, this introduction presents a valuable overview of Rorty's philosophical vision. It will appeal as well to students in the social sciences, literary studies, cultural studies and political theory. Charles Guigon, a Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida, has published widely on existentialism, psychotherapy and Heidegger, and edited the Cambridge Companion to Heidegger (1993). Provost and Professor at the University of New Hampshire, David R. Hiley, is also the author of other works, including Philosophy in Question: Essays on a Pyrrhonian Theme (University of Chicago, 1988) and The Interpretive Turn: Philosophy, Science and Culture (Cornell, 1991).
It is a platitude that most people, as they say, 'work to live'
rather than 'live to work.' And in the late twentieth and early
twenty-first centuries, work weeks have expanded and the divide
between work time and personal time has significantly blurred due
to innovations in such things as electronic communications.
Concerns over the value of work in our lives, as well as with the
balance or use of time between work and leisure, confront most
people in contemporary society. Discussions over the values of
time, leisure, and work are directly related to the time-honored
question of what makes a life good. And this question is of
particular interest to philosophers, especially ethicists. In this
volume, leading scholars address a range of value considerations
related to peoples' thoughts and practices around time utilization,
leisure, and work with masterful insight. In addressing various
practical issues, these scholars demonstrate the timeless relevance
and practical import of Philosophy to human lived experience.
It is a platitude that most people, as they say, 'work to live'
rather than 'live to work.' And in the late twentieth and early
twenty-first centuries, work weeks have expanded and the divide
between work time and personal time has significantly blurred due
to innovations in such things as electronic communications.
Concerns over the value of work in our lives, as well as with the
balance or use of time between work and leisure, confront most
people in contemporary society. Discussions over the values of
time, leisure, and work are directly related to the time-honored
question of what makes a life good. And this question is of
particular interest to philosophers, especially ethicists. In this
volume, leading scholars address a range of value considerations
related to peoples' thoughts and practices around time utilization,
leisure, and work with masterful insight. In addressing various
practical issues, these scholars demonstrate the timeless relevance
and practical import of Philosophy to human lived experience.
'To thine own self be true.' From Polonius's words in Hamlet right
up to Oprah, we are constantly urged to look within. Why is being
authentic the ultimate aim in life for so many people, and why does
it mean looking inside rather than out? Is it about finding the
'real' me, or something greater than me, even God? And should we
welcome what we find?
Thought-provoking and with an astonishing range of references, On
Being Authentic is a gripping journey into the self that begins
with Socrates and Augustine. Charles Guignon asks why being
authentic ceased to mean being part of some bigger, cosmic picture
and with Rousseau, Wordsworth and the Romantic movement, took the
strong inward turn alive in today's self-help culture.
He also plumbs the darker depths of authenticity, with the help of
Freud, Joseph Conrad and Alice Miller and reflects on the future of
being authentic in a postmodern, global age. He argues ultimately
that if we are to rescue the ideal of being authentic, we have to
see ourselves as fundamentally social creatures, embedded in
relationships and communities, and that being authentic is not
about what is owed to me but how I depend on others.
Notes from Underground is one of the most profound and most
unsettling works of modern literature, prefiguring Dostoevskys
later masterpieces such as Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The
Brothers Karamazov. The underground man has become one of the
fixtures of the contemporary worldview. No discussion of the
predicament of modern man would be complete without some allusion
to this archetypal figure both prophetic and loathsome that towers
over modern culture. / The Notes from Underground are, as
translator Boris Jakim says, A foul passageway leading into the
profoundest secrets of the human heart, an abyss where the most
loathsome thoughts are revealed. The Notes are a limbo without hope
even of hell, a Book of Job without a happy ending, a waiting for
nothing and no one (not even Godot). Nonetheless, entering into
this underground that Dostoesky claims is in us all is necessary in
order to understand not only this lowest of lows, but also the
heights that lift man out of the depths into sanctity and
exaltation. It is largely due to this masterful contrast that Notes
from Underground is considered by many critics to be not only a
pinnacle of existentialist literature, but also one of the greatest
works of modern literature altogether.
"The best book-length treatment of Heidegger with which I am
familiar. . . . What Guignon does, very skillfully, is to use the
problem of knowledge as a focus for organizing a discussion of
Heidegger's thought in its entirety. . . . Places him squarely
within the philosophical tradition he struggled to overcome and
provides an account of his development from Being and Time to the
last writings, which make the changes in his thought continuous and
intelligible." --Harrison Hall, Inquiry
Organised around such themes as harmony with one's self and with
the world, religious ways of life, the use of reason,
self-exploration, self-realisation, and social involvement, the
selections in this anthology, edited and introduced by Charles
Guignon, explore traditional and recent philosophical thought on
the topic of human flourishing. This is a versatile series of
compact anthologies, each devoted to a topic of traditional
interest. Selections include classical, modern, and contemporary
writings, chosen for thier elegance of exposition and their
consistent ability to stimulate thought and discussion.
Organised around such themes as harmony with one's self and with
the world, religious ways of life, the use of reason,
self-exploration, self-realisation, and social involvement, the
selections in this anthology, edited and introduced by Charles
Guignon, explore traditional and recent philosophical thought on
the topic of human flourishing. This is a versatile series of
compact anthologies, each devoted to a topic of traditional
interest. Selections include classical, modern, and contemporary
writings, chosen for thier elegance of exposition and their
consistent ability to stimulate thought and discussion.
Notes from Underground is one of the most profound and most
unsettling works of modern literature, prefiguring Dostoevskys
later masterpieces such as Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The
Brothers Karamazov. The underground man has become one of the
fixtures of the contemporary worldview. No discussion of the
predicament of modern man would be complete without some allusion
to this archetypal figure both prophetic and loathsome that towers
over modern culture. / The Notes from Underground are, as
translator Boris Jakim says, A foul passageway leading into the
profoundest secrets of the human heart, an abyss where the most
loathsome thoughts are revealed. The Notes are a limbo without hope
even of hell, a Book of Job without a happy ending, a waiting for
nothing and no one (not even Godot). Nonetheless, entering into
this underground that Dostoesky claims is in us all is necessary in
order to understand not only this lowest of lows, but also the
heights that lift man out of the depths into sanctity and
exaltation. It is largely due to this masterful contrast that Notes
from Underground is considered by many critics to be not only a
pinnacle of existentialist literature, but also one of the greatest
works of modern literature altogether.
"The best book-length treatment of Heidegger with which I am
familiar. . . . What Guignon does, very skillfully, is to use the
problem of knowledge as a focus for organizing a discussion of
Heidegger's thought in its entirety. . . . Places him squarely
within the philosophical tradition he struggled to overcome and
provides an account of his development from Being and Time to the
last writings, which make the changes in his thought continuous and
intelligible." --Harrison Hall, Inquiry
Arguably the most influential of all contemporary English-speaking philosophers, Richard Rorty has transformed the way many philosophers think about the discipline and the traditional ways of practicing it. The essays in this volume offer a balanced exposition and critique of Rorty's views on knowledge, language, truth, science, morality and politics. Written by a distinguished roster of philosophers, this introduction presents a valuable overview of Rorty's philosophical vision. It will appeal as well to students in the social sciences, literary studies, cultural studies and political theory. Charles Guigon, a Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida, has published widely on existentialism, psychotherapy and Heidegger, and edited the Cambridge Companion to Heidegger (1993). Provost and Professor at the University of New Hampshire, David R. Hiley, is also the author of other works, including Philosophy in Question: Essays on a Pyrrhonian Theme (University of Chicago, 1988) and The Interpretive Turn: Philosophy, Science and Culture (Cornell, 1991).
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