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GERMAN PHILOSOPHY VSI: PB: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Paperback – 27 May 2010

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German philosophy remains the core of modern philosophy. This Very Short Introduction discusses the idea that German philosophy forms one of the most revealing responses to the problems of modernity. Including many significant German philosophers, and other more neglected thinkers, he provides an insight into German philosophical traditions.
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A brilliant compact introduction to the influential thoughts and minds of German philosophy

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Andrew Bowie is Professor of Philosophy and German at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has published very widely in the areas of modern German philosophy, literature, and music. His previous publications include Aesthetics and Subjectivity: from Kant to Nietzsche (Manchester University Press, 1993); Schelling and Modern European Philosophy: An Introduction (Routledge, 1993), and Introduction to German Philosophy from Kant to Habermas (Polity, 2003).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Edition (27 May 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199569258
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199569250
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 kg 50 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.27 x 10.92 x 1.27 cm
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
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Dogrusoz Ufuk
1.0 out of 5 stars un projet complètement démagogique doit être réécrit par quelqu’un d’autre
Reviewed in France on 1 September 2023
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Le projet et thèse de ce livre est un acte militant et complètement dépassé

The main aim here is, though, to explore what German philosophy tells us about some of the major problems of modernity.
Ce projet est mal formé et identifié par l’auteur postmoderniste modernité comme problème est totalement discrédit et dépassé
L’éditeur doit trouver quelqu’un de bien intentionné et compétent pour rééditer sur ce sujet.
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Socrates
5.0 out of 5 stars A great effort! But just bear in mind that German ...
Reviewed in the United States on 6 December 2015
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A great effort! But just bear in mind that German philosophy is like Mt. Everest. The author is giving you a descriptive view of the mountain aboard a helicopter hovering over the mountaintop. To experience Mt. Everest, you must take up the rigorous task of mountain climbing. There are no short cuts. To begin with, find a place to learn German. When possible, travel to Germany to experience both the culture and language; two semesters abroad would help. If you can't do this, consider studying German philosophy as a hobby or just an overview of a challenging topic. Don't make the mistake of considering yourself qualified to comment or teach the subject. Even your Ph.D decorated American, college professor of German philosophy is most probably recycling commentaries. Here is one example from a lecture on Heidegger's Being & Time. The discussion is on Dasein and World as equiprimordial. The German adjective translated as equiprimordial is "gleichursprunglich". The substantive is "Gleichursprunglichkeit" or translated as equiprimordiality. Most American students at Harvard probably don't know what the English word equiprimordial means. However, a 6th grader in Germany knows that "Gleichursprunglich" means having the same origin or springing out together at the same time from the same source. Think about seeds in the field. A word Heidegger used to explain that Dasein and World are inseparable, and the world in question is not the type you find on the map. No Dasein, no world; no world, no Dasein. For someone, who all his/her life has been reading commentaries and problem-solving analytical fantasies taught in American colleges; someone not grounded in the history, language, philosophy, and culture of Germany, equiprimordiality is unintelligible jargon. And by extension, if equiprimordiality is unintelligible jargon, then German philosophy, in fact, the entire continental philosophy is a compendium of unintelligible jargon.

I would recommend this book as a good overview, perhaps as a nice preparatory reading for a German philosophy course.

There are probably one or two incorrect sentences in the book, but they do not in anyway undermine the ingenious effort of the author. To claim otherwise, in my view, would amount to a logical fallacy. What fallacy are we talking about here? The fallacy of composition? Let's see ... . Here we go class:
"One (or two sentences) sentence in this book is incorrect. Therefore, the entire book is badly written and useless"
= fallacy of composition.
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James Templeton
4.0 out of 5 stars Just the right amount of depth
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2013
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A worthwhile investment for those looking to attain a basic introduction into German Philosophy and its components. As a university student studying german philosophy as a module, this book provided a great 'go-to' when I didnt want to trawl the internet and have my head spinning with a million different technical terms. It simply provides a "who is he and what did he say" kind of overview to the many great philosophers of germany.

Not 5 stars however because on occasion the book does tend to assume that one already has a good knowledge of philosophy in general and when this happens you have to look up just what the heck the book is talking about on the net first before being able to fully understand whats being said.

A great guide for a basic conversation starting knowledge of german philosophy.
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David Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Relevant philosophical analysis
Reviewed in the United States on 6 June 2019
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The author has brilliantly reduced the fundamental elements of German philosophy in a clear and concise manner. He is not judgmental but clearly underpins the relevance of each period. His highlighting of Habermas is very significant and I wish he could have had the space to extrapolate
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Ms. J. Kitchen
4.0 out of 5 stars Useful Intro
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2012
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I used this book has an 'in' to my first-year PhD module in social science philosophies - gives a clear summary of different theorists and viewpoints, as well as putting them in cultural/historical context.
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