Autobiographical Reflections, Revised Edition with Glossary

Autobiographical Reflectionsis a window into the mind of a man whose reassessment of the nature of history and thought has overturned traditional approaches to, and appraisals of, the Western intellectual tradition. Here we encounter the motivations for Voegelin's work, the stages in the development of his unique philosophy of consciousness, his key intellectual breakthroughs, his theory of history, and his diagnosis of the political ills of the modern age. Included in this revised volume is a glossary of terms used in Voegelins writings. The glossary lists, defines, and illustrates from the authors writings many of the key terms employed, paying particular attention to the Greek terms. Together, the glossary and enlarged index systematically include names, subjects, ideas, writings, and terms, making this volume an indispensable help for any serious study of Eric Voegelins oeuvre.

Introduction to the Revised Edition; Introduction; 1. University of Vienna; 2. High School; 3. Max Weber; 4. Comparative Knowledge; 5. Stefan George and Karl Kraus; 6. The Pure Theory of Law: Neo-Kantian Methodology; 7. Political Stimuli; 8. Concerning My Dissertation; 9. Concerning Oxford in 1921 or 1922; 10. American Influence; 11. Concerning the Year in France; 12. Return to Vienna; 13. Anschluss and Emigration; 14. Concerning Ideology, Personal Politics, and Publications; 15. Concerning Emigration in 1938; 16. Life in America: From Harvard to LSU.

17. From Political Ideas to Symbols of Experience18. Alfred Schütz and the Theory of Consciousness; 19. Order and Disorder; 20. The Background of Order and History; 21. Teaching Career; 22. Why Philosophize? To Recapture Reality!; 23. Philosophy of History; 24. Range, Constancy, Eclipse, and Equivalence of Truth; 25. Consciousness, Divine Presence, and the Mystic Philosopher; 26. Revolution, the Open Society, and Institutions; 27. Eschatology and Philosophy: The Practice of Dying; Glossary of Terms Used in Eric Voegelin's Writings Compiled by Eugene Webb; Index.