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Walter Kaufmann: Philosopher, Humanist, Heretic
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Walter Kaufmann: Philosopher, Humanist, Heretic
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Stanley Corngold
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:760 | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Western philosophy from c 1900 to now Phenomenology and Existentialism |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691211534
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Classifications | Dewey:191 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
3 November 2020 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The first complete account of the ideas and writings of a major figure in twentieth-century intellectual life Walter Kaufmann (1921-1980) was a charismatic philosopher, critic, translator, and poet who fled Nazi Germany at the age of eighteen, emigrating alone to the United States. He single-handedly rehabilitated Nietzsche's reputation after Wo
Author Biography
Stanley Corngold is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at Princeton University. His books include Complex Pleasure: Forms of Feeling in German Literature and Lambent Traces: Franz Kafka (Princeton).
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