{"product_id":"german-philosophy-in-the-twentieth-century-lukacs-to-strauss-paperback","title":"German Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Lukács to Strauss - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulian Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe course of German philosophy in the twentieth century is one of the most exciting and controversial in the history of human thought. In this outstanding and engaging introduction, a companion volume to his \u003ci\u003eGerman Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Weber to Heidegger\u003c\/i\u003e, Julian Young examines and assesses the way in which some of the major German thinkers of the period reacted, often in starkly contrasting ways, to the challenges posed by the nature of modernity, the failure of liberalism and the concept of decline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided into two parts exploring major intellectual figures of the left and right respectively, Young introduces and assesses the thought of the following figures: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorg Lukács: the critique of capitalism: alienation, reification, and false consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eErnst Bloch: the Marxist utopia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWalter Benjamin: the confluence of phenomenology and left-wing thought: the Arcades Project, aura, and the technological reproduction of the artwork\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOswald Spengler: the pessimistic right and the concept of Western decline \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMax Scheler: Catholic conservatism and the 'objective hierarchy of values'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCarl Schmitt: the failure of liberalism, dictatorship, 'friends' versus 'enemies'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeo Strauss: the rejection of moral relativism and the return to classical philosophy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighly relevant when the viability of liberal democracy is again called into question, \u003ci\u003eGerman Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Lukacs to Strauss\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for students of German philosophy, phenomenology and critical theory, and will also be of interest to students in related fields such as literature, religious studies, and political theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulian Young\u003c\/strong\u003e is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities Emeritus at Wake Forest University, USA, and Honorary Research Associate at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of fifteen books including \u003ci\u003eSchopenhauer\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2005); \u003ci\u003eFriedrich Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Association of American Publishers' 2010 PROSE award for philosophy; \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Tragedy: from Plato to Zizek\u003c\/i\u003e (2013); and \u003ci\u003eThe Death of God and the Meaning of Life \u003c\/i\u003e(2nd edition 2014, Routledge).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750869893408,"sku":"9780367468194","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b25ed62c35b85b82001d9466cd09c0bc.webp?v=1779959665","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/german-philosophy-in-the-twentieth-century-lukacs-to-strauss-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}