Historical-critical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mythology

Historical-critical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mythology

ISBN-10:
0791471322
ISBN-13:
9780791471326
Pub. Date:
06/05/2008
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
ISBN-10:
0791471322
ISBN-13:
9780791471326
Pub. Date:
06/05/2008
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
Historical-critical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mythology

Historical-critical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mythology

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Overview

Translated here into English for the first time, F. W. J. Schelling's 1842 lectures on the Philosophy of Mythology are an early example of interdisciplinary thinking. In seeking to show the development of the concept of the divine Godhead in and through various mythological systems (particularly of ancient Greece, Egypt, and the Near East), Schelling develops the idea that many philosophical concepts are born of religious-mythological notions. In so doing, he brings together the essential relatedness of the development of philosophical systems, human language, history, ancient art forms, and religious thought. Along the way, he engages in analyses of modern philosophical views about the origins of philosophy's conceptual abstractions, as well as literary and philological analyses of ancient literature and poetry.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780791471326
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 06/05/2008
Series: SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 264
Sales rank: 621,593
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Mason Riche teaches philosophy and is a professional translator. Markus Zisselsberger is Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami and is the coeditor (with Gisela Brinker-Gabler) of "If We Had the Word.": Ingeborg Bachmann. Views and Reviews.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Jason M. Wirth

Translator’s Introduction
Mason Richey

Author’s Outline of the Content

Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10

Author’s Notes
Translators’ Notes
English-German Glossary
Index
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