Emerson and Self-Reliance

Informationen zum Autor By George Kateb Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Self-Reliance and the Life of the Mind Chapter 2 Redeeming the Frustrations of Experience Chapter 3 The Question of Religiousness Chapter 4 Friendship and Love Chapter 5 Individuality and Identity Chapter 6 Self-Reliance, Politics, and Society

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• Autori: George Kateb
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.04.2002
• EAN: 9780742521452
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2145-2
• Pagine: 272
• 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