Also a History of Philosophy, Volume 2 av Jurgen (Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt) Habermas

359,-

Kjøp

In this second volume of his groundbreaking new work on the history of philosophy, J¿rgen Habermas traces the development of Western thought from the reception of Platonism by early Christian thought, through the revolution in medieval philosophy and theology triggered by the rediscovery of Aristotle¿s works, up to the decoupling of philosophical and theological thought in nominalism and the Reformation that ushered in the postmetaphysical thinking of the modern age. In contrast to conventional histories that focus on movements and schools, Habermas takes the dialectic of faith and knowledge as a guiding thread for analysing key developments in the thought of major figures such as Augustine, Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham and Luther that constitute milestones in the genealogy of postmetaphysical thinking. A distinctive feature of Habermas¿ approach is the prominence he accords practical philosophy, and in particular legal and political ideas, and the corresponding attention he pays to social,