| Continental Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction Contributor(s): Cutrofello, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415242088 ISBN-13: 9780415242080 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: "Continental Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction "surveys the main trends of European philosophy from Kant to the present. It is clearly written and accessible to students. In a novel approach, Andrew Cutrofello looks at continental philosophy through the lens of four questions that derive from Kant: -How is truth disclosed aesthetically? -To what does the feeling of respect attest? -Must we despair, or may we still hope? -What is the meaning of philosophical humanism? Cutrofello shows how these questions have been taken up by (1) phenomenologists, (2) continental ethicists, (3) hermeneuticians and critical theorists, and (4) existentialists and their critics. In the introduction and conclusion, he explains how the questions raised by continental philosophers differ from their analogues in the analytic tradition. With its frequent references to Shakespeare, Cutrofello's style is lively and engaging. His remarkably comprehensive book will be of interest not only to students but to anyone seeking a reliable overview of the continental tradition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General - Philosophy | Movements - Phenomenology |
| Dewey: 190 |
| LCCN: 2005000442 |
| Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.72" W x 9.38" (1.79 lbs) 456 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Continental Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction is ideal for students coming to the topic for the first time. It introduces the origins and development of the tradition, tracing it from Kant to the present day. Taking a clear thematic approach, Andrew Cutrofello introduces and assesses continental philosophy's relation to fundamental questions in philosophy, such as ethics, humanism, phenomenology, politics and metaphysics, centring the book around the following questions:
Andrew Cutrofello's style is lively and engaging. He also introduces the major as well as the lesser-known thinkers of the continental tradition: from Kant, Mill and Nietzsche and Husserl to Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre Levinas, Bataille and Kristeva. |