Walter arnold kaufmann 19211980 was a germanamerican philosopher, translator, and poet. He also wrote a 1965 book on hegel and published a. Read goethe, kant, and hegel discovering the mind by walter kaufmann available from rakuten kobo. Walter kaufmann was born in freiburg in breisgau, germany, on july 1, 1921, and died in princeton, new jersey, on september 4, 1980, far too young, at fiftynine, for someone of his vitality his colleague, the princeton historian carl schorske, remained lucid until his death in 2015, after having celebrated his onehundredth birthday arthur szathmary, who together with walter kaufmann. This acclaimed book by walter kaufmann is available at in several formats for your ereader. Walter kaufmann 19211980 was professor of philosophy at princeton university from 1947 until his death. The philosopher walter kaufmann has argued that there was great stress on the sharp criticisms of traditional christianity appearing in hegel s socalled early theological writings.
According to walter kaufmann, the basic idea of hegel s works, especially the phenomenology of spirit, is that a philosopher should not confine him or herself to views that have been held but penetrate these to the human reality they reflect. Preface to the phenomenology of spirit download pdf. Born in freiburg, germany, in the late thirties kaufmann escaped the persecution of the nazis, arriving alone in the usa at the age of 17. Hegels dialectics stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Hegel, walter kaufmann published by university of notre dame press hegel, w. Reading group, preface to hegels phenomenology of spirit. He had visiting appointments at columbia, cornell, the university of michigan, and the. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. These papers deal, casually and discursively, with a number of. See more ideas about friedrich nietzsche, philosophy and philosophy books.
Nietzsche, heidegger, and buber walter kaufmann in this second volume of a trilogy that represents a landmark contribution to philosophy, psychology, and intellectual history, walter kaufmann has selected three seminal figures of the modem period who have radically altered our understanding of what it is to be human. Text and commentary, famed translator and philosopher walter kaufmann, who so skillfully cleansed nietzsches bad name after the fallout of ww ii, attempts to provide running commentary on hegel s preface to the phenomenology of spirit, which attempts to introduce hegel s philosophy in a readable manner. In other words, it is not enough to consider propositions, or even the content of consciousness. Hegel, a reinterpretation by kaufmann, walter arnold. This is a community for the discussion of the philosophy of g. Kaufmann 19211980 was a member of the philosophy department at princeton 19471980. While remaining faithful to the authors meaning, walter kaufmann has removed many encumbrances inherent in hegel s style. And more than anyone else, kaufmann introduced nietzsches philosophy to the englishspeaking world and made it possible to take nietzsche seriously as a thinker something there wasnt always room to do in american intellectual circles. The phenomenology of spirit, also known as the phenomenology of mind, contains methodical discussions of hegelian examination of mind and mental functioning. Buy hegel reinterpretation, texts and commentary by walter kaufmann isbn. Jun 16, 2018 hegels political philosophy articles, book chapters, and introductions edit nietzsches admiration for socrates, journal of the history of ideas, v. Walter kaufmann 19211980 wikisource, the free online. Walter arnold kaufmann july 1, 1921 september 4, 1980 was a germanamerican philosopher, translator, and poet.
Crites d espite walter kaufmann s recent suggestions to the contrary, hegel in his maturity considered himself a lutheran and a christian philosopher. Pdf from hegel to existentialism ebooks includes pdf. Princeton philosophy professor kaufmann, noting the disparity between the accomplishments of the natural sciences and those of the humanities, has launched a threevolume effort to see where the practitioners of the human sciences went wrong. This edition of hegel s landmark work of philosophy contains the authoritative and respected translation of j. He has written widely on hegel and german philosophical thought. Ivan soll, who provides the introduction, was a student of kaufmann and is now professor of philosophy at the university of wisconsin. Herbert marcuse called the preface to hegels phenomenology one of the greatest philosophical. Hegel s political philosophy articles, book chapters, and introductions edit nietzsches admiration for socrates, journal of the history of ideas, v. Nietzschean hardheartedness from shakespeare to existentialism. He aimed to influence tiie course of contemporary philosophy by calling attention to of karl and its 1950 a this coming to terms with hegel by walter kaufmann what he called some merits of. The lowestpriced item in unused and unworn condition with absolutely no signs of wear. Hegel 17701831 was a german philosopher of the late enlightenment. Walter kaufmann, an outstanding historian of european ideas in philosophy, furnished an introduction as well as footnotes that help to clarify perplexing issues and in some cases seek to put an end to longlived errors.
Walter kaufmann spent 33 years 19471980 teaching philosophy at princeton. Goethe, kant and hegel by walter kaufmann goodreads. Walter kaufmann was one of the great popularizers of western philosophy and probably best known as the foremost translater of nietzsche into english. Of course, reactions to or transformations of hegelianism have long been with us, whether of the marxist variety, or in aesthetics croce and dilthey or through the. Hegel a reinterpretation walter kaufmann is professor of. Walter kaufmann s study of hegel is astonishingly erudite and highlyreadable. Hegel is known today, at least in the united states, less through his own works than through secondary sources and a few in criminating slogans and. Findlays hegel 1958 remains a milestone in the recep tion of hegel in the englishspeak ing world. And more than anyone else, kaufmann introduced nietzsches philosophy to the englishspeaking world and made it possible to take nietzsche seriously as a thinker something there wasnt always room to do in american intellectual circles without simplifying things too much, kaufmann. Less known, but every bit as readable as his biography of nietzsche, is his book on hegel, another neokantian, and, like kant and unlike nietzsche, a. This immensely readable and absorbing book the first of a threevolume series on understanding the human mind concen. A reinterpretation by walter kaufmann 1988, paperback hegel.
This immensely readable and absorbing book the first of a threevolume series on understanding the human mind concentrates on three major figures who have changed our image of human beings. Walter kaufmann books list of books by author walter. Studies in poetry, religion, and philosophy by walter kaufmann, beacon press, boston 1959, page 88119, chapter 7. Reinterpretation, texts, and commentary, garden city, new york. It is not intended to be an overview of hegel s thought. Walter kaufmanns classic lectures on nietzsche, kierkegaard. Walter kaufmann has offered a healthy corrective to this tradition. Existentialism from dostoevsky to sartre by walter kaufmann. Goethe, kant, and hegel walter kaufmann this immensely readable and absorbing book the first of a threevolume series on understanding the human mind concentrates on three major figures who have changed our image of human beings. The fourth chapter deals with hegels next book, the logic, originally published in three volumes. About 120 pages total, the preface itself being about 50 pages. Hegels dialectic of artistic meaning semantic scholar. Debating the political philosophy of hegel by walter.
The moves in the phenomenology, he said, follow one another in the way in which, to use a hegelian image from the preface, bud, blossom and fruit succeed each other kaufmann 1965. It was also hegel who established the view that the different philosophic systems that we find in history are to be comprehended in terms of development and that they are generally onesided because they owe their origins to a reaction against what has gone before. Walter arnold kaufmann 1 julie 1921 4 september 1980 was n duitsamerikaanse filosoof, vertaler en digter. This summary of hegel s system of philosophy is now available in english translation with commentary on facing pages. Political uses and abuses of nietzsche in walter kaufmanns image of nietzsche, nietzschestudien 12 1983, 43642. Walter arnold kaufmann was a germanamerican philosopher, translator, and poet.
He served more than 30 years as a professor at princeton. This small book is all about hegel s preface to his phenomenology, including translation and running commentary on facing pages. Kaufmann drastically revises traditional conceptions of goethe, kant, and hegel, showing how their ideas about the mind were shaped by their own distinctive mentalities. Read or listen to walter kaufmann books and audiobooks free.
In this first volume kaufmann, author of books on hegel and nietzsche and translator of goethes faust, is on familiar ground. Walter kaufmann it was also hegel who established the. Kaufmann s this immensely readable and absorbing book the first of a threevolume series on understanding the human mind concentrates on three major figures who have. Buy walter kaufmann ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. In hegelianist philosophy, the notion of the spirit or mind commences with a consideration of the. In order to read online or download from hegel to existentialism ebooks in pdf, epub, tuebl and mobi format, you need to create a free account. Walter kaufmanns nietzsche in historical perspective, modern intellectual history 3 2006, 239269. Kaufmann shows this is impossible he paints a large picture, but he is always highly specific and details the major contributions of goethe and hegel as well as the ways in which kants immense influence proved catastrophic. This is the most important work professor kaufmann has written since his celebrated nietzsche. While remaining faithful to the authors meaning, walter kaufmann has removed many encumbrances inherent in hegels style. Kaufmann is mostly occupied with correcting previous misinterpretations of hegel s thought, providing useful philological material, and interpreting hegel s. Pelczynski and walter kaufmann s the hegel myth and its method. Less known, but every bit as readable as his biography of nietzsche, is his book on hegel, another neokantian, and, like kant and unlike nietzsche, a formidable systembuilder. Probably no other major philosopher has suffered so much caricature as hegel, particularly in englishspeaking countries.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Walter kaufmann suggested, for instance, that the necessity at work in hegels dialectic is a kind of organic necessity. Publication date 1978 topics hegel, georg wilhelm friedrich. The will, he says, is the place and point of origin of the whole social and legal order. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the preface to the phenomenology of spirit, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the case of the preface, the section headings have been copied from walter kaufmanns translation. His interpretation of christian themes is a pervasive motif in his writing and lectures, and his lectures on the philosophy of religion and the phi. On scientific knowledge 2 sure we do not possess the objective concrete fact, the actual content of the science, but must, over and above. These numbers have been inserted into the baillieu translation of the phenomenology published on this site.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hegel. Walter kaufmann 19211980 wikisource, the free online library. From shakespeare to existentialism, by walter kaufmann. The phenomenology of spirit the phenomenology of mind pdf. Goethe, kant, and hegel by walter kaufmann overdrive. Philosopher, psychologist, antichrist, and more on. Here, naturally, more has to be said about the dialectic. A prolific author, he wrote extensively on a broad range of subjects, such as authenticity and death, moral philosophy and existentialism, theism and atheism, christianity and judaism, as well as philosophy and literature.
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