Publisher Description

Raymond Geuss is the author of The Idea of a Critical Theory (CUP 1981), a now classic study of the philosophy of the Frankfurt School, and has been a distinctive contributor to the analysis and evaluation of German philosophy and to recent debates in ethics. In this new collection he treats a variety of topics in ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of history with special reference to the work of Hegel, Nietzsche, and Adorno.

Author Biography

Raymond Geuss teaches philosophy at the University of CambriRaymond Geuss teaches philosophy at the University of Cambridge. His most recent books include "Philosophy and Real Polidge. His most recent books include "Philosophy and Real Politics, Outside Ethics," and "Public Goods, Private Goods" (altics, Outside Ethics," and "Public Goods, Private Goods" (all Princeton). l Princeton).

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Nietzsche and genealogy; 2. Kultur, Bildung, Geist; 3. Equality and equilibrium in the ethics of Ernst Tugendhat; 4. Theodicy and art; 5. Adorno and Berg; 6. Nietzsche and morality.

Review

'In these essays, Geuss maintains just the right critical distance from the authors he discusses, while demonstrating intimate familiarity with their writings.' Richard Rorty, Stanford University

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A collection of essays on ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of history.

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A collection of essays on ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of history.

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Geuss analyzes difficult philosophical ideas with great clarity; this feature is very much in evidence in this new collection of essays on a variety of topics in ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of history.

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Geuss analyzes difficult philosophical ideas with great clarity; this feature is very much in evidence in this new collection of essays on a variety of topics in ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of history.

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