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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966611103321

Autore

Weston Michael <1946->

Titolo

Kierkegaard and modern continental philosophy : an introduction / / Michael Weston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

9786610182664

9781134854318

1134854315

9781280182662

1280182660

9781134854325

1134854323

9780203204061

0203204069

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

198/.9

Soggetti

Philosophers, Modern - Europe

Philosophy, European - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-198) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Kierkegaard and the metaphysical project; Kierkegaard, Heidegger and the problem of existence; Happiness, self-affirmation and God: Nietzsche and Kierkegaard; God and Heidegger's later thought; Derrida, Wittgenstein and the question of grounds; Philosophy as hubris; Philosophy always comes too late: Levinas and Kierkegaard; A concluding revocation; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Kierkegaard and Modern European Philosophy: An Introduction Michael Weston argues that, despite being acknowledged as a precursor to Nietzsche and post-Nietzschean thinkers such as Heidegger and Derrida, the radical nature of Kierkegaard's critique of philosophy has been missed. Weston examines and explains the metaphysical tradition, as exemplified by Plato and Hegel, and the



post-metaphysical critiques of Nietzsche, Heidegger and Derrida.  He shows how Kierkegaard's ethical critique of philosophy undermines the former and escapes the latter.  He considers another ethical crit