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OverviewPremodern societies believed in something sacred that obliged unconditionally. Modern societies rely on fallible science. Do they also need something absolute, a secular sacred? Steinvorth analyzes the writings of modern philosophers who claim that there is an absolute norm: the norm to be rational and authentic. In his view, their claim is true if it is reinterpreted. The norm is not moral, as it was thought to be, but metaphysical, and authenticity is not self-realization, but doing things for their own sake. In discussing the pros and cons of philosophical claims on absolutes, this book spreads out the rich pool of philosophical ideas and clarifies urgent contemporary questions about what can be demanded with universal validity. It argues this is not only the principle of justice, not to harm, but also a metaphysical principle by which to find meaning in life. Moreover, it points to some consequences this principle has in politics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ulrich SteinvorthPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Weight: 0.514kg ISBN: 9783030350352ISBN 10: 3030350355 Pages: 278 Publication Date: 14 January 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter I: Introduction 1 Absolutes and naturalism 2 Why Kant, Hegel and Heidegger? Chapter II: Kant’s Vernünftigkeit 3 The Categorical Imperative 4 Teleology 5 Kant on Copernicus 6 The transcendental deduction of a priori concepts 7 A conception of reason acceptable for both idealists and natuarlists 8 A conception of free will acceptable also for naturalists 9 Kant’s double heritage Chapter III: Hegel’s Sittlichkeit 10 Historicizing mind and morality 11 The development of mind and morality 12 Authenticity and militarism 13 The spheres of absolute and objective mind 14 Sittlichkeit in Marx 15 Sittlichkeit in Weber 16 Hegel’s absolute Chapter IV: Heidegger’s Eigentlichkeit 17 A first look at Heidegger’s authenticity 18 Nothing and authenticity 19 The voice of conscience 20 Science and philosophical method 21 Authenticity in antiquity and Montaigne 22 Rousseau and Kierkegaard 23 Another look at Heidegger’s authenticity Chapter V: Reflections 24 Absolutes and transcendental justification 25 Moral and metaphysical norms 26 Weber spheres and the origin of rationality 27 World-exploration vs self-realization and world-constitution 28 Authenticity vs pleasure and power 29 Public concerns 30 A metaphysical argument for authenticity and justiceReviewsAuthor InformationUlrich Steinvorth is Professor Emeritus at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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