Main description: Musik hat Nietzsche lebenslang fasziniert. Er wollte er nicht nur die Tragödie, sondern die Welt aus dem 'Geiste der Musik' verstehen. Er dachte musikalisch, seine Philosophie ist immer auch musikalische Philosophie, er hatte die Ambition, ein 'musiktreibender …
"Nietzsche and Science explores the German philosopher's response to the extraordinary cultural impact of the natural sciences in the late nineteenth century. It argues that the science of his day exerted a powerful influence on his thought and provided an important framework wi…
Sarah Kofman (1934-1994) was one of the most significant postwar thinkers in France. Her interests ranged from Freud and psychoanalysis to Nietzsche, to feminist theory and the role of women in Western philosophy, to visual art, and to literature. This book is an anthology of so…
"This book examines Nietzsche's own claim that he is the 'Buddha of the west'. A close reading of his texts shows substantial similarities with the Buddha's teachings, suggesting a potential basis and a potentially promising future for a Western Buddhism that would be based on N…
This study spans, in a single monograph, the entire life and work of the Russian philosopher Lev Shestov (1866-1938). It offers essential keys to understanding his thought, while also tracing the historical itinerary and influence of his work both in Russia and in Europe.
Heidegger-Fragmente: eine philosophische Biographie
Martin Heidegger ist einer der wichtigsten Philosophen des 20. Jahrhunderts, aber auch einer der umstrittensten. Nachdem die Publikation der »Schwarzen Hefte« seinen Antisemitismus offengelegt hat, schien Heidegger philosophisch erledigt zu sein. Doch so einfach kommen wir von s…