Toward a theory of radical origin : essays on modern German thought / John Pizer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pizer, John David.

Series:

Modern German culture and literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Origin (Philosophy).

Philosophy, German--20th century.

Philosophy, German.

Physical Description:

xi, 215 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1995.

Summary:

This provocative book addresses one of the central and most controversial branches of Western thought: the philosophy of origin. In light of recent poststructuralist principles such as alterity, differance, and dissemination, the philosophy of origin seems to exemplify the repressive, reactionary tendencies of much of the Western philosophical tradition. John Pizer aims to overturn this recent antipathy to the philosophy of origin. He ably summarizes poststructuralist critiques of that earlier philosophical tradition, then turns to five German thinkers (Nietzsche, Benjamin, Rosenzweig, Heidegger, and Adorno) who developed philosophies of origin that effectively anticipate and counter poststructuralist attacks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-208) and index.

ISBN:

0803237111

OCLC:

31816283