Roots in the Air: A Philosophical Autobiography of a Philosopher, Artist, and Musician

Author:   Michael Krausz
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   328
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9789004364349


Pages:   268
Publication Date:   22 November 2018
Format:   Paperback
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By way of dialogues, Michael Krausz offers philosophical reflections about his life as philosopher, artist, and musician. He also rehearses his views about relativism, interpretation, creativity, and self-realization. Much of Krausz’s work has been inspired by conversations with thinkers such as Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, Isaiah Berlin, the Dalai Lama, and musicians such as Josef Gingold, Frederik Prausnitz, and Luis Biava. While the death of his grandparents in Auschwitz continues to disquiet his consciousness, Krausz’s critiques of versions of Advaitic Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism led him to a distinctive humanism. This thought-provoking book includes personal and professional accounts about particular philosophers, artists, and musicians. It will edify anyone who, like Krausz, has confronted issues of self-identity and human existence.

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Author:   Michael Krausz
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   328
Weight:   0.433kg
ISBN:  

9789004364349


ISBN 10:   900436434
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   22 November 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments List of Illustrations  Introduction  Andreea Deciu Ritivoi Part 1: My Journey  1Early Years: Geneva, New York, Cleveland  2Music and My Jewish Question  3Rutgers, London School of Economics, Indiana, Toronto, and Oxford  4Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia, Oxford Again, and Other Places  5My Epiphany and Art  6My Music Again  7My India  8Transitions and Trajectories Part 2: Philosophical Reflections  9Relativisms  10Interpretation  11Creativity  12Self-Realization  Postscript Appendices  Appendix A: Chronology  Appendix B: Select Bibliography of Michael Krausz  Appendix C: For Further Reading  Bibliography  Name Index  Subject Index

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Michael Krausz is is Research Professor and Milton C. Nahm Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Bryn Mawr College. He is author of Rightness and Reasons; Varieties of Relativism; Limits of Rightness; Interpretation and Transformation; Dialogues on Relativism, Absolutism, and Beyond; and Oneness and the Displacement of Self. He is also a visual artist and orchestra conductor. He has had thirty-six solo exhibitions in the US, UK, and India. He has conducted in the US and Europe.

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