Rethinking Philosophy in Light of the Bible - From Kant to Schopenhauer

This book analyzes the ideas central to the philosophy of Kant, Hegel, and Kierkegaard to show that they are biblical in origin, both ontologically and historically. Polka argues that Schopenhauer has an altogether false conception of the fundamental ideas of the Bible and of Christianity, which leaves his philosophy irredeemably contradictory.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Kantian Revolution in Metaphysics
Chapter 2: Hegel and the Myth of the Fall
Chapter 3: Kierkegaard on Coming into Historical Existence as the Critique of Christendom
Chapter 4: What is Philosophy? Feuerbach and Schopenhauer on the Essence of Christianity
Chapter 5: Conclusion

About the author

Brayton Polka is Professor of Humanities Emeritus and Senior Scholar at York University (in Toronto, Canada) and the author of numerous studies in philosophy, religion, literature, and music.

Summary

This book analyzes the ideas central to the philosophy of Kant, Hegel, and Kierkegaard to show that they are biblical in origin, both ontologically and historically. Polka argues that Schopenhauer has an altogether false conception of the fundamental ideas of the Bible and of Christianity, which leaves his philosophy irredeemably contradictory.

Product details

• Authors: POLKA, Brayton Polka, Polka Brayton
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781498505796
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0579-6
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Graven Images; Graven Images (Paperback); Graven Images
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy of religion