Twentieth Century German Philosophy / Edition 1

by Paul Gorner

Overview

This book offers an historical and critical account of the important German philosophical movements and philosophers of the 20th century. In an accessible way, Gorner introduces the reader to a principal representative of each movement, laying out Husserl's phenomenology, Gadamar's hermeneutics, Habermas's critical theory, and Apel's pragmatics, and giving extensive treatment of Heideggar's multi-disciplinary work. Twentieth Century German Philosophy provides the general reader with an incisive discussion of these philosophers and philosophies against a background of the distinctive German tradition. This comprehensive introduction to German philosophy in the 20th Century will be illuminating reading for those seeking a closer understanding of the German tradition, from the monumentally important work of Heidegger to the popular ideas of hermeneutics and critical theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192893093
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	06/28/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 5.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Paul Gorner is Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen.

Table of Contents

The German Tradition
Husserl's Phenomenology
Heidegger: Fundamental Ontology
Heidegger: The History of Being
Gadamer's Philosophical Hermeneutics
Habermas: Critical Theory
Apel's Transcendental Pragmatics
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Paul Gorner must be commended for a masterful exposition of some of the major trends and thinkers of the German tradition of the twentieth century."—The Review of Metaphysics

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