Emerson and Self-Reliance

Ralph Waldo Emerson was a great moral philosopher. One of his principle contributions is the theory of self-reliance, a view of democratic individuality. 'Nietzsche was Emerson's best reader, ' and George Kateb provides an accessible reading of Emerson that is friendly to the interests of Nietzsche and to later Nietzscheans such as Weber, Heidegger, Arendt, and Foucault.

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By George Kateb

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One of Ralph Waldo Emerson's principle contributions to philosophy is the theory of self-reliance, a view of democratic individuality. George Kateb provides a reading of Emerson that is friendly to the interests of Nietzsche and to later Nietzscheans such as Weber, Heidegger, Arendt and Foucault.

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• Autori: George Kateb
• Editore: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780742521445
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2144-5
• Pagine: 272
• Dimensioni: 161 mm x 231 mm x 25 mm
• Peso: 503 g
• Serie: Modernity and Political Thought; Modernity and Political Though; Modernity and Political Thought; Modernity and Political Though
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese