Time and Philosophy : A History of Continental Thought

"Time and Philosophy" presents a detailed survey of continental thought through an historical account of its key texts. The common theme taken up in each text is how philosophical thought should respond to time. Looking at the development of continental philosophy in both Europe and America, the philosophers discussed range from Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Arendt, Adorno and Horkheimer, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Foucault, Derrida, to the most influential thinkers of today, Agamben, Badiou, Butler and Ranciere. Throughout, the concern is to elucidate the primary texts for readers coming to them for the first time. But, beyond this, "Time and Philosophy" aims to reveal the philosophical rigour which underpins and connects the history of continental thought. Cover 1 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Abbreviations and note on texts 10 Introduction 12 Part I: Germany, 1790–1890 24 1. The collapse of Kant 26 2. Hegel discovers the past 42 3. Marx, capitalism and the future 68 4. Kierkegaard's dreadful future 88 5. Nietzsche and the boundless future 108 Part II: Germany and America, 1900–1968 136 6. The return of traditional philosophy: Edmund Husserl 138 7. The finite future: Martin Heidegger 170 8. Activity and mortality: Hannah Arendt 212 9. The twilight of enlightenment: Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer 236 Part III: France, 1945–2004 262 10. The future and freedom: Jean-Paul Sartre 264 11. The future and the disclosure of being: Simone de Beauvoir 298 12. The future as rupture: Michel Foucault 324 13. The future and hope: Jacques Derrida 342 Part IV: Onwards, 2011– 360 14. Badiou, Rancière and the time of equality 362 15. Life and gender in Agamben and Butler 384 Further reading 405 Bibliography 410 Index 415 Looking at the development of continental philosophy in both Europe and America, McCumber discusses philosophers ranging from Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Arendt, Adorno and Horkheimer, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Foucault, and Derrida to the most influential thinkers of today - Agamben, Badiou, Bulter, and Ranciere. Throughout, McCumber's concern is to elucidate the primary texts for readers coming to these thinkers for the first time, while revealing the philosophical rigour that underpins and connects the history of continental thought Presents a survey of continental thought through an historical account of its key texts. Looking at the development of continental philosophy in both Europe and America, this title discusses the philosophers that range from Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Arendt, and Horkheimer, to Agamben, Badiou, Butler and Ranciere.