The faith of a heretic / Walter Kaufmann ; with a new foreword by Stanley Corngold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaufmann, Walter, 1921-1980, author.

Contributor:

Corngold, Stanley, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy and religion.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 419 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Princeton University Press paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2015.

Summary:

"Originally published in 1959, The Faith of a Heretic is the most personal statement of the beliefs of Nietzsche biographer and translator Walter Kaufmann. A first-rate philosopher in his own right, Kaufmann here provides the fullest account of his views on religion. Although he considered himself a heretic, he was not immune to the wellsprings and impulses from which religion originates, declaring it among the most vital and radical expressions of the human mind. Beginning with an autobiographical prologue that traces his evolution from religious believer to "heretic," the book touches on theology, organized religion, morality, suffering, and death--all examined from the perspective of a "quest for honesty." Kaufmann also subjects philosophy's faith in truth, reason, and absolute morality to the same heretical treatment. The resulting exploration of the faiths of a nonbeliever in a secular age is as fresh and challenging as when it was first published"--Page [4] of cover.

Contents:

I Prologue 1

II The Quest for Honesty 14

III Philosophy and Revolution 39

IV Commitment 66

V Against Theology 90

VI Suffering and the Bible 137

VII The Old Testament 170

VIII Jesus vis-à-vis Paul, Luther, and Schweitzer 207

IX Organized Religion 250

X Morality 280

XI Freud and the Tragic Virtues 332

XII Death 355

XIII Trilogue on Heaven, Love, and Peace 380

XIV Epilogue 399.

Notes:

"Original cloth edition published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961; Anchor Books Edition, 1963"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-419).

ISBN:

9780691165486

0691165483

OCLC:

911405088

Publisher Number:

99963518102