Plato’s Battle between the Gods and the Giants and Its Continuing Relevance in the Speculative Philosophy of History

Ben Mijuskovic (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

236 Seiten

2024
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-71334-5 (ISBN)

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This book discusses two general theories of human consciousness. The methodology, interdisciplinary and “history of ideas”-oriented, concentrates on two opposing theories, one humanistic and the other scientific. Leibniz's optimistic claim in the seventeenth century that this world was the best of all possible worlds is posed against nineteenth century Schopenhauer who argued pessimistically that it was the worst and that it was best not to survive. Against this background the book compares the current danger of a civil war in the United States of America as patterned along the same lines that engulfed the former Yugoslavia, thus demonstrating the insidious roots of that evil and its destructive engulfment and power. Ultimately, it questions whether these same dynamic forces are leading today's world to annihilation as countries threaten each other with nuclear arms and the age of pessimism has become entrenched.

Ben Lazare Mijuskovic, Ph.D., is a retired Professor of Philosophy (CSU) and Psychotherapist. He has published numerous books and articles on theories of consciousness in relation to human loneliness, including Consciousness and Loneliness: Theoria and Praxis (Brill, 2019), Metaphysical Dualism, Subjective Idealism and Existential Loneliness (2022), The Philosophical Roots of Loneliness and Intimacy: Political Narcissism and the Problem of Evil (2022) and Theories of Consciousness and the Problem of Evil in the History of Ideas(2023).

1 The Battle between Gods and Giants: Materialism and Idealism

2 The Foundations of Western Science: Materialism, Empiricism, and Determinism

3 Metaphysical Dualism, Subjective and Objective Idealism: Freedom and Spontaneity

4 Brentano, Husserl, and Sartre on Transcendence, Intentionality, Spontaneity, and Values

5 The Ancient Origins of Good and Evil: Closing the Circle

6 Schopenhauer and Thomas Hardy: Optimism and Pessimism, the Virtues of Resignation and Compassion

7 The Ethics of Universal Suicide

Epilogue

Appendix – Chart of Hegel’s Categories

Bibliography

Name Index

Subject Index

Erscheinungsdatum	10.04.2025
Reihe/Serie	Cognitive Science ; 399
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	521 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10	90-04-71334-4 / 9004713344
ISBN-13	978-90-04-71334-5 / 9789004713345
Zustand	Neuware