Stoicism has had a diverse reception in German philosophy. This is the
first interpretive study of shared themes and dialogues between late
nineteenth-century and twentieth-century experts on classical
antiquity and philosophers. Assessing how modern philosophers have
incorporated ancient resources with the context of German philosophy,
chapters in this volume are devoted to philosophical giants such as
Friedrich Nietzsche, Wilhelm Dilthey, Walter Benjamin, Martin
Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Hans Jonas, Hans Blumenberg, and Peter
Sloterdijk. Among the ancient Stoics, the focus is on Seneca,
Epictetus, and doxography, but reference will also be made to texts
that have so far been neglected by non-specialists. Often references
to Stoic texts are playful, making it hard for non-specialists to
reconstruct their understanding of the sources; by illuminating and
enhancing the philosophical significance of these receptions, this
book argues that they can change our understanding of Greek and Roman
Stoic doctrines and authors, twentieth-century continental philosophy,
and the themes which coordinate their ongoing dialogues. Some of these
themes are surprising for Stoicism, such as the poetics of tragic
drama and the anthropological foundations of hermeneutics. Others are
already central to Stoic reception, such as the constitution of the
subject in relation to various ethical, ecological, and metaphysical
powers and processes; among these are contemplation and knowledge;
identity and plurality; temporality, facticity, and fate; and
personal, social, and planetary forms of self-cultivation and
self-appropriation. Addressing the need for a synoptic vision of
related continental readings of Stoicism, this book brings ancient
texts into new dialogues with up-to-date scholarship, facilitating
increased understanding, critical evaluation, and creative innovation
within the continental response to Stoicism.
Les mer
From Hegel to Sloterdijk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781350081871
Publisert
2020
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Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok