The Philosophy of Georg Simmel by Beiser, Frederick C.;

Rövid leírás:

Frederick C. Beiser, a renowned scholar of German philosophy, explores the life and work of sociologist Georg Simmel. Essential reading for philosophers and sociologists alike, particularly those studying nineteenth century philosophy and the history of sociology.

Hosszú leírás:

In this ground-breaking work, Frederick Beiser argues that Georg Simmel was one of the foremost yet overlooked philosophers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Whilst Simmel’s work was crucial in laying foundations for sociology, his several books, including The Philosophy of Money, were deeply philosophical. Simmel's doctorate was on Kant's philosophy and that his intellectual outlook was greatly influenced by his lifelong love of philosophy.

It is this philosophical Simmel that Frederick C. Beiser, a renowned scholar of German philosophy, explores in this fascinating and important book. Beginning with a helpful overview of Simmel's early intellectual life, Beiser considers the formation of Simmel's sociology and his views on ethics, before examining his theories of historical knowledge; the arguments contained in his most important work, The Philosophy of Money; the role of Kant's philosophy in his thinking; his critique of pessimism and his philosophy of religion. The second part of the book explores the deeper philosophical importance of Simmel's work, by considering his theories of the method and essence of philosophy, the philosophy of life and his important work on aesthetics.

An outstanding and pathbreaking book, The Philosophy of Georg Simmel will be of interest to students and researchers in philosophy and sociology alike, particularly those studying 19th-century philosophy and the history of sociology.

'Frederick Beiser is one of the most competent and fertile intellectual historians of Germany and German philosophy. His erudition is unsurpassable. He writes with great force, confidence and clarity, and is remarkable for his ability to transmit and translate a very intricate world of German philosophical ideas to the Anglophone reader in a lucid and accessible way. In this respect his new book on Georg Simmel is no exception, and it was a pleasure to read and learn from it.' - Efraim Podoksik, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Tartalomjegyzék:

Preface  Introduction  1. Early Education  2. Beginnings in Sociology  3. Early Work on Ethics  4. Historical Knowledge  5. Foundations of Sociology  6. The Philosophy of Money  7. Kant  8. Refutation of Pessimism  9. Philosophy of Religion  10. Chief Problems of Philosophy  11. Philosophy of Life  12. Simmel and Aesthetics.  Bibliography  Index