Continental Philosophy : A Very Short Introduction.
Title:
Continental Philosophy : A Very Short Introduction.
Author:
Critchley, Simon.
ISBN:
9780191540202
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (136 pages)
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 The Gap between Knowledge and Wisdom -- 2 Origins of Continental Philosophy: How to get from Kant to German Idealism -- 3 Spectacles and Eyes to See With: Two cultures in philosophy -- 4 Can Philosophy Change the World? Critique, praxis, emancipation -- 5 What is to be Done? How to respond to nihilism -- 6 A Case Study in Misunderstanding: Heidegger and Carnap -- 7 Scientism versus Obscurantism: Avoiding the traditional predicament in philosophy -- 8 Sapere aude: The exhaustion of theory and the promise of philosophy -- Appendix: System-Programme -- References -- Further Reading -- Index.
Abstract:
Simon Critchley discusses the ideas and approaches of philosophers such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, and Derrida, and introduces key concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and phenomenology by explaining their place in the continental tradition.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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