From God-seeker to God's Co-operator : A Key to Understanding Max Scheler's Philosophy

Max Scheler saw the anthropological question as providing unity to all philosophical inquiry. So, this book explores four Schelerian conceptions of the human being. The unfolding of these themes opens the reader to a broader and unified view of his philosophy. The book, thus, proposes this approach as a key to understanding Scheler's philosophy. From the first awakening of his philosophical consciousness to his last philosophicalwork, Max Scheler pondered questions about the human being. He thought that theanthropological question provides unity to all philosophical inquiry. Scheler's thoughthas not received attention in the English-speaking world as compared to those of hiscontemporaries due, among others, to the difficulty those new to him encounter infinding a common thread that facilitates understanding of his philosophy. Therefore,this book explores four prominent Schelerian conceptions of the human being, proposestheir unfolding as a key that opens the reader to a broader and unified view ofScheler's philosophy, and offers a framework within which it could be understood.