The crisis in continental philosophy history, truth and the Hegelian legacy Robert Piercey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piercey, Robert, author.

Series:

Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Continental philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Continental philosophy has traditionally seen philosophy as historical, claiming that there are no new beginnings in the discipline, and that we must revisit the work of earlier thinkers again and again. Yet, continental philosophers rarely argue explicitly for their view of philosophy's past, and the discussions of the topic that exist tend to be riddled with confusion. Here, Robert Piercey asks why, and explores what the continental tradition must do to come to terms with this crisis. Piercey traces the confusion about history back to Hegel, who he argues sends a mixed message about historical thinking, one that is later adopted by Heidegger and then passed on to his successors. In addition to telling the story of this crisis, Piercey offers an account of historical thinking that does not lead to the difficulties that currently plague the continental tradition. The result is a highly original look at the development of continental thought and the nature of philosophy's historical turn.

Contents:

The crisis in contemporary continental philosophy

Hegel's mixed message to historians of philosophy

Heidegger and the myth of the primordial

Ricoeur's entanglements in the aporias of tradition

Truth in history

Introduction: An Inherently Historical Discipline?

1. The Crisis in Contemporary Continental Philosophy

2. Hegel's Mixed Message to Historians of Philosophy

3. Heidegger and the Myth of the Primordial

4. Ricoeur's Entanglements in the Aporias of Tradition

5. Truth in History

Conclusion: The Truth in Contemporary Continental Philosophy

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-172) and index

ISBN:

9786612876028

9781472547583

1472547586

9781282876026

1282876023

9781441176462

1441176462

OCLC:

676695814