Farewell to Matters of Principle
Philosophical Studies
ISBN13: 9780195051148ISBN10: 0195051149
Hardback,
160 pages
Dec 1989,
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Description
This book is the latest addition to the Odéon series, a multidisciplinary series devoted to original works and translations by European writers in the areas of literature, criticism, philosophy, history and politics.An English translation of the German best-seller Abschied vom Prinzipiellen , the book offers a series of essays that present a philosophy of human morality critical of philosophical utopianism. Marquard, widely considered the heir of Gadamer, Habermas, and Blumenberg, describes his role as "skeptical philosopher" and discusses the 18th-century formation of such themes and disciplines as aesthetics, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of history, the nature of myth and attempts to account for it, and hermeneutics.
Reviews
"Written in a witty style reminiscent of Rorty, the essays offer an interesting perspective from a contemporary German philosopher not part of either the poststructural or Habermasian projects. The well-documented footnotes offer a wealth of information on contemporary German thought not easily available to English-speaking audiences."--Choice
"Deserves to reach the widest audience."--The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies (1990)
About the Author(s)
Odo Marquard, Professor of Philosophy, University of Gniessen, Germany
Translated by Robert M. Wallace, with the assistance of Susan Bernstein, and James I. Porter
Series Editors: Josué Harari, and Vincent Descombes
