Philosophy and tragedy / edited by Miguel de Beistegui and Simon Sparks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sparks, Simon, 1970-

Beistegui, Miguel de, 1966-

Series:

Warwick studies in European philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tragic, The--History--19th century.

Tragic, The.

Philosophy, German--19th century.

Philosophy, German.

Tragic, The--History--20th century.

Philosophy, German--20th century.

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 246 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Summary:

Philosophy and Tragedy is the first book to address the topic in a major way. Eleven new essays by internationally renowned philosophers clearly show how time and again, major thinkers have returned to tragedy in many of their key works. Philosophy and Tragedy asks why it is that thinkers as far apart as Hegel and Benjamin should make tragedy such an important strand of philosophy. From Heidegger's reading of Sophocles' Antigone to Nietzsche and Benjamin's book length studies of tragedy, Philosophy and Tragedy presents and outstanding and original study of this preoccupation. The five sections are organized clearly around five major philosophers: Hegel, Holderlin, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Benjamin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415191416

0415191424

OCLC:

41137718