The Oxford Handbook of Continental Philosophy (Oxford Handbooks)

This is a guide to the major themes of the continental European tradition in philosophy in the 19th and 20th centuries. The contributors provide a thematic treatment of continental philosophy, treating its subject matter philosophically and not simply as a series of museum pieces from the history of ideas. The Oxford Handbook Of Continental Philosophy Is The Definitive Guide To The Major Themes Of The Continental European Tradition In Philosophy In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries. The Scope Of The Volume Is Broad, With Discussions Covering A Wide Range Of Philosophical Movements Including German Idealism, Existentialism, Phenomenology, Marxism, Postmodernism, And Critical Theory, As Well As Thinkers Like Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Heidegger, And Foucault. This Handbook Will Be An Essential Reference Point For Graduate Students And Professional Academics Working On Continental Philosophy, As Well As Those With An Interest In European Literature, The History Of Ideas, And Cultural Studies.--book Jacket. Problems Of Method -- Phenomenology As Rigorous Science / Taylor Carman -- Hermeneutics / Michael N. Forster -- Philosophical Aestheticism / Sebastian Gardner -- The History Of Philosophy As Philosophy / Michael Rosen -- Historicism / Frederick Beiser -- What Have We Been Missing? : Science And Philosophy In Twentieth-century French Thought / Gary Gutting -- Marxism And The Status Of Critique / Alex Callinicos -- Reason And Consciousness -- Serpentine Naturalism And Protean Nihilism : Transcendental Philosophy In Anthropological Post-kantianism, German Idealism, And -- Neo-kantianism / Paul Franks -- Dialectic, Value Objectivity, And The Unity Of Reason / Fred Rush -- Overcoming Epistemology / Herman Philipse -- Individual Existence And The Philosophy Of Difference / Robert Stern -- Consciousness In The World : Husserlian Phenomenology And Externalism / Peter Poellner -- Human Being -- Nihilism And The Meaning Of Life / Julian Young -- 'the Presentation Of The Infinite In The Finite' : The Place Of God In Post-kantian Philosophy / Stephen Mulhall -- Being At Home : Human Beings And Human Bodies / Maximilian De Gaynesford -- Freedom As Autonomy / Kenneth Baynes -- The Legacy Of Hellenic Harmony / Jessica N. Berry -- Political, Moral, And Critical Theory : On The Practical Philosophy Of The Frankfurt School / James Gordon Finlayson -- The Humanism Debate / Thomas Baldwin -- Morality Critics / Brian Leiter. Edited By Brian Leiter And Michael Rosen. Series Title From Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [755]-795) And Index. The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The Oxford Handbook of Continental Philosophy is the definitive guide to the major themes of the continental European tradition in philosophy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Brian Leiter and Michael Rosen have assembled a stellar group of contributors who provide a thematic treatment of continental philosophy, treating its subject matter philosophically and not simply as a series of museum pieces from the history of ideas. The scope of the volume is broad, with discussions covering a wide range of philosophical movements including German Idealism, existentialism, phenomenology, Marxism, postmodernism, and critical theory, as well as thinkers like Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Heidegger, and Foucault. This Handbook will be an essential reference point for graduate students and professional academics working on continental philosophy, as well as those with an interest in European literature, the history of ideas, and cultural studies. Contents Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART I: PROBLEMS OF METHOD 1. Phenomenology as Rigorous Science 2. Hermeneutics 3. Philosophical Aestheticism 4. The History of Philosophy as Philosophy 5. Historicism 6. What Have We Been Missing? Science and Philosophy in Twentieth-Century French Thought 7. Marxism and the Status of Critique PART II: REASON AND CONSCIOUSNESS 8. Serpentine Naturalism and Protean Nihilism: Transcendental Philosophy in Anthropological Post-Kantianism, German Idealism, and Neo-Kantianism 9. Dialectic, Value Objectivity, and the Unity of Reason 10. Overcoming Epistemology 11. Individual Existence and the Philosophy of Difference 12. Consciousness in the World: Husserlian Phenomenology and Externalism PART III: HUMAN BEING 13. Nihilism and the Meaning of Life 14. ‘The Presentation of the Infinite in the Finite’: The Place of God in Post-Kantian Philosophy 15. Being at Home: Human Beings and Human Bodies 16. Freedom as Autonomy 17. The Legacy of Hellenic Harmony 18. Political, Moral, and Critical Theory: On the Practical Philosophy of the Frankfurt School 19. The Humanism Debate 20. Morality Critics Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z