Modernism as a philosophical problem : on the dissatisfactions of European high culture / Robert B. Pippin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pippin, Robert B., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern--19th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Civilization, Modern--19th century.

Civilization, Modern.

Europe--Intellectual life--19th century.

Europe.

Intellectual life.

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Civilization, Modern--20th century.

Europe--Intellectual life--20th century.

Physical Description:

xx, 234 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 1999.

Summary:

Modernism as a Philosophical Problem, Second Edition presents an interpretation of the negative and critical self-understanding characteristic of Western Enlightenment culture since romanticism (and especially since Nietzsche). It attempts to answer the question of why the issue of modernity became a philosophical problem in the European tradition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [218]-229) and index.

ISBN:

0631214135

0631214143

OCLC:

40783867