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Highlights
- In making the condition for its own possibility its deepest concern, philosophy is necessarily about itself_it is autobiographical.
- About the Author: Michael Davis is professor of philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College.
- 296 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Philosophers
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About the Book
In making the condition for its own possibility its deepest concern, philosophy is necessarily about itself_it is autobiographical. The first part of The Autobiography of Philosophy interprets Heidegger's Being and Time, Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morals, Aristotle's Meta...Book Synopsis
In making the condition for its own possibility its deepest concern, philosophy is necessarily about itself_it is autobiographical. The first part of The Autobiography of Philosophy interprets Heidegger's Being and Time, Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morals, Aristotle's Metaphysics, and Plato's Lysis as examples of the implicitly autobiographical character of philosophy. The second part is a reading of Rousseau's The Reveries of the Solitary Walker.Review Quotes
<...considers the character and role of philosophy, or of philosophizing, <...comprises a series of chapters on Rousseau's Reveries, devoting one to each of the 'Walks' in that work in turn, assessing and extending their themes and ideas and bringing forward the interpretation of their underlying significance....
Davis does an excellent job of teasing out several interrelated tensions in the Reveries . . . careful and illuminating. . . . Displays an excellent philosophical sensitivity to particular texts.
Reveries, devoting one to each of the 'Walks' in that work in turn, assessing and extending their themes and ideas and bringing forward the interpretation of their underlying significance.
This book is both far reaching and tightly focused.
About the Author
Michael Davis is professor of philosophy at Sarah Lawrence College. His most recent works include The Politics of Philosophy: A Commentary on Aristotle's Politics (Rowman & Littlefield, 1996).Dimensions (Overall): 8.98 Inches (H) x 5.85 Inches (W) x .67 Inches (D)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 296
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Philosophers
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Paperback
Author: Michael Davis
Language: English
Street Date: December 23, 1998
TCIN: 1004175490
UPC: 9780847692279
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-3995
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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