Andrew Cutrofello - Continental Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction

a contemporary introduction Andrew Cutrofello

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Continental Philosophy

This is a well-structured, informative and lively account of continental philosophy. It identifies and documents what are certainly some of the key problems for this philosophical tradition. The treatment is at once eminently accessible and thoughtful, never sacrificing complexity for the sake of clarity.

Brian Elliott, University Collge Dublin Continental Philosophy: A contemporary introduction surveys the main trends of European philosophy from Kant to the present. It is clearly written and accessible to students. In a novel approach, Andrew Cutrofello looks at continental philosophy through the lens of four questions that derive from Kant:

How is truth disclosed aesthetically?

To what does the feeling of respect attest?

Must we despair, or may we still hope?

What is the meaning of philosophical humanism?

Cutrofello shows how these questions have been taken up by phenomenologists, continental ethicists, hermeneuticians and critical theorists, and existentialists and their critics. In the introduction and conclusion, he explains how the questions raised by continental philosophers differ from their analogues in the analytic tradition. With its frequent references to Shakespeare, Cutrofellos style is lively and engaging. His remarkably comprehensive book will be of interest not only to students but to anyone seeking a reliable overview of the continental tradition.

Andrew Cutrofello is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University of Chicago.

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A contemporary introduction

Andrew Cutrofello

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Cutrofello, Andrew, 1961- Continental philosophy: a contemporary introduction/ Andew Cutrofello. p. cm.(Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy) Includes bibliographical references and index. I. Philosophy, ModernEurope20th century I. Title. II. Series. B804.C88 2005 190 dc22 2005000442

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Contents

1 The problem of the relationship between receptivity and spontaneity: how 26 is truth disclosed aesthetically?

2 The problem of the relationship between heteronomy and autonomy: to 96 what does the feeling of respect attest?

Index