Bibliograph

Philosophical temperaments, from Plato to Foucault, Peter Sloterdijk ; translated by Thomas Dunlap ; foreword by Creston Davis

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Philosophical temperaments, from Plato to Foucault, Peter Sloterdijk ; translated by Thomas Dunlap ; foreword by Creston Davis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Philosophical temperaments

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

817721408

Responsibility statement

Peter Sloterdijk ; translated by Thomas Dunlap ; foreword by Creston Davis

Series statement

Insurrections

Sub title

from Plato to Foucault

Summary

"Peter Sloterdijk turns his keen eye to the history of western thought, conducting colorful readings of the lives and ideas of the world's most influential intellectuals. Featuring nineteen vignettes rich in personal characterizations and theoretical analysis, Sloterdijk's companionable volume casts the development of philosophical thinking not as a buildup of compelling books and arguments but as a lifelong, intimate struggle with intellectual and spiritual movements, filled with as many pitfalls and derailments as transcendent breakthroughs. Sloterdijk delves into the work and times of Aristotle, Augustine, Bruno, Descartes, Foucault, Fichte, Hegel, Husserl, Kant, Kierkegaard, Leibniz, Marx, Nietzsche, Pascal, Plato, Sartre, Schelling, Schopenhauer, and Wittgenstein. He provocatively juxtaposes Plato against shamanism and Marx against Gnosticism, revealing both the vital external influences shaping these intellectuals' thought and the excitement and wonder generated by the application of their thinking in the real world. The philosophical "temperament" as conceived by Sloterdijk represents the uniquely creative encounter between the mind and a diverse array of cultures. It marks these philosophers' singular achievements and the special dynamic at play in philosophy as a whole. Creston Davis's introduction details Sloterdijk's own temperament, surveying the celebrated thinker's intellectual context, rhetorical style, and philosophical persona"--provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Plato -- Aristotle -- Augustine -- Bruno -- Descartes -- Pascal -- Leibniz -- Kant -- Fichte -- Hegel -- Schelling -- Schopenhauer -- Kierkegaard -- Marx -- Nietzsche -- Husserl -- Wittgenstein -- Sartre -- Foucault

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