ISBN German Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction 152 pages English

German philosophy remains the core of modern philosophy. Without Kant Frege Wittgenstein and Husserl there would be no Anglo-American 'analytical' style of philosophy. Moreover without Kant Hegel Marx Nietzsche and Heidegger the 'Continental Philosophy' of Derrida Foucault Deleuze Badiou and Zizek which has had major effects on humanities subjects in recent years is incomprehensible. Knowledge of German philosophy is then an indispensable prerequisite of theoretically informed study in the humanities as a whole. German Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction discusses the idea that German philosophy forms one of the most revealing responses to the problems of 'modernity'. The rise of the modern natural sciences and the related decline of religion raises a series of questions which recur throughout German philosophy concerning the relationships between knowledge and faith reason and emotion and scientific ethical and artistic ways of seeing the world. There are also many significant philosophers who are generally neglected in most existing English-language treatments of German philosophy which tend to concentrate on the canonical figures. This Very Short Introduction will include reference to these thinkers and suggests how they can be used to question more familiar German philosophical thought. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.