Isbn: 9789004166257 - the locus of tragedy: 1 (studies in contemporary phenomenology, 1) (4 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: New. &Uumlber den AutorArthur Cools, Ph.D. (2003) in Philosophy, Catholic University of Leuven, is Professor of Philosophy of Culture at the University of Antwerp. He has published in the field of contemporary French philosophy and li.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Ask for the tragic and Europe will answer. Leaving behind the philosophers' enthusiasm of the nineteenth century, 'tragedy' and 'the tragic' now seem little more than vague containers. However, it appears that we still discover a tragic essence in our personal lives. Time and again tragedy is being registered, written down and staged. This book wants to open a contemporary philosophical perspective on the tragic. What is the locus of tragedy Does it relate to metaphysics, the gods, destiny, and chance Or is it a matter of ethics, of the Law and its transgression Does man himself occupy the locus of tragedy, because of his unreasonable and boundless desires, as many philosophers have suggested Is man today still able to account for his tragic condition Or do we locate the tragic first and foremost in the esthetic imagination Is not the theatrical genre of tragedy the locus authenticus of all things tragic Is there more to the tragic than drama and play. …

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