| Political Memoirs Contributor(s): Kolnai, Aurel (Author), Murphy, Francesca (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0739100653 ISBN-13: 9780739100653 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1999 Annotation: Ranked by many scholars as one of the most important moral philosophers of the twentieth century, Aurel Kolnai has been inexplicably neglected in this country until quite recently. He is best known for his works of political philosophy, recently published under the title The Utopian Mind: A Critical Study in Moral and Political Philosophy. Here, for the first time ever in English, is Kolnai's magnum opus, his Political Memoirs, superbly annotated and edited by Francesca Murphy of the University of Aberdeen. It recounts the author's life, from his childhood in the turn-of-the-century Austro-Hungarian Empire to his education in Germany and his early professional life in pre-war Vienna. It was in these formative years that he converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism and began his career as a writer and philosopher. The narrative continues through his years in exile in the United States and Canada, where he lived before ultimately settling in Great Britain and was granted citizenship in 1955. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99013920 |
| Series: Religion, Politics, and Society in the New Millennium |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.12" W x 9.26" (1.13 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
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| Publisher Description: Ranked by many scholars as one of the most important moral philosophers of the twentieth century, Aurel Kolnai has been inexplicably neglected in this country until quite recently. He is best known for his works of political philosophy, recently published under the title The Utopian Mind: A Critical Study in Moral and Political Philosophy. Here, for the first time ever in English, is Kolnai's magnum opus, his Political Memoirs, superbly annotated and edited by Francesca Murphy of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. The memoirs recount the author's life, from his childhood in the turn-of-the-century Austro-Hungarian Empire to his education in Germany and his early professional life in prewar Vienna. It was in these formative years that he converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism and began his career as a writer and philosopher. The narrative continues through his years in exile in the United States and Canada, where he lived before ultimately settling in Great Britain and being granted citizenship in 1955. |