Historical-critical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mythology

by F. W. J. Schelling, Mason Richey, Markus Zisselsberger, Jason M. Wirth

Overview

Appearing in English for the first time, Schelling's 1842 lectures develop the idea that many philosophical concepts are born of religious-mythological notions.

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:	631,864
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

Editorial Reviews

"Highly recommended." - CHOICE

"F. W. J. Schelling remains a uniquely passionate, daring, and untimely philosopher. Now, more than 150 years after these lectures were given in Berlin, his time has come. This material is always intriguing and often thrilling. Schelling's fertile imagination and prodigious learning are on full display here. Not only will those seeking a thought-provoking philosophy of mythology find this book rewarding, but also readers with interest in the philosophy of history, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of religion will be quickened by Schelling's forays in these areas. The translators, who have also provided copious notes and a glossary, have provided a genuine service." - Bernard Freydberg, author of Imagination in Kant's Critique of Practical Reason

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