9780691165011-0691165017-Walter Kaufmann: Philosopher, Humanist, Heretic

Walter Kaufmann: Philosopher, Humanist, Heretic

ISBN-13: 9780691165011
ISBN-10: 0691165017
Edition: First Edition
Author: Stanley Corngold
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover 760 pages
FREE US shipping on ALL non-marketplace orders
Marketplace
from $25.00 USD
Buy

From $25.00

Book details

ISBN-13: 9780691165011
ISBN-10: 0691165017
Edition: First Edition
Author: Stanley Corngold
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover 760 pages

Summary

Walter Kaufmann: Philosopher, Humanist, Heretic (ISBN-13: 9780691165011 and ISBN-10: 0691165017), written by authors Stanley Corngold, was published by Princeton University Press in 2018. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Philosophers (Professionals & Academics) books. You can easily purchase or rent Walter Kaufmann: Philosopher, Humanist, Heretic (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Philosophers books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.77.

Description

The first complete account of the ideas and writings of a major figure in twentieth-century intellectual life

Walter Kaufmann (1921–1980) was a charismatic philosopher, critic, translator, and poet who fled Nazi Germany at the age of eighteen, emigrating alone to the United States. He was astonishingly prolific until his untimely death at age fifty-nine, writing some dozen major books, all marked by breathtaking erudition and a provocative essayistic style. He single-handedly rehabilitated Nietzsche’s reputation after World War II and was enormously influential in introducing postwar American readers to existentialism. Until now, no book has examined his intellectual legacy.

Stanley Corngold provides the first in-depth study of Kaufmann’s thought, covering all his major works. He shows how Kaufmann speaks to many issues that concern us today, such as the good of philosophy, the effects of religion, the persistence of tragedy, and the crisis of the humanities in an age of technology. Few scholars in modern times can match Kaufmann’s range of interests, from philosophy and literature to intellectual history and comparative religion, from psychology and photography to art and architecture. Corngold provides a heartfelt portrait of a man who, to an extraordinary extent, transfigured his personal experience in the pages of his books.

This original study, both appreciative and critical, is the definitive intellectual life of one of the twentieth century’s most engaging yet neglected thinkers. It will introduce Kaufmann to a new generation of readers and serves as a fitting tribute to a scholar’s incomparable libido sciendi, or lust for knowledge.

Rate this book Rate this book

We would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book