Description
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.
Author: Julian Young
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/25/2018
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781138220010
ISBN10: 1138220019
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | Modern
About the Author
Julian Young is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University, USA. He is the author of thirteen books including Schopenhauer (Routledge, 2005); Friedrich Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography, which won the Association of American Publishers' 2010 PROSE award for philosophy; The Philosophy of Tragedy: from Plato to Zizek (2013); and The Death of God and the Meaning of Life (2nd edition 2014, Routledge).
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