1st Edition
Kierkegaard and Modern Continental Philosophy An Introduction
By Michael Weston
Copyright 1994
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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In Kierkegaard and Modern European Philosophy: An Introduction Michael Weston argues that, despite being acknowledged as a precursor to Nietzsche and post-Nietzschean thinkers such as Heidegger and Derrida, the radical nature of Kierkegaard's critique of philosophy has been missed. Weston examines and explains the metaphysical tradition, as exemplified by Plato and Hegel, and the... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Kierkegaard and the metaphysical project; Chapter 2 Kierkegaard, Heidegger and the problem of existence; Chapter 3 Happiness, self-affirmation and God; Chapter 4 God and Heidegger’s later thought; Chapter 5 Derrida, Wittgenstein and the question of grounds; Chapter 6 Philosophy as hubris; Chapter 7 Philosophy always comes too late; Chapter 8 A concluding revocation;
Biography
Michael Weston Lecturer in philosophy at the University of Essex. His previous book was Morality and the Self (1975).
'... this is a very worthwhile and, ... highly accessible book.' - Journal of Nietzsche Studies
'The book is excellent ... this is one of the rare philosophy books from which you can really learn something.' - Religious Studies
'... provides an excellent introduction to modern continental philosophy.' - Peter Rogers, Creative Mind
