| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 318 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Being Guilty -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Kant: The Timeless Deed That Makes Guilt Possible -- 2. Schelling: Evil, Freedom, and Guilt -- 3. Schopenhauer: The Varieties of Guilt -- 4. Rée: The Naturalization of Guilt -- 5. Nietzsche: The Genealogy of Guilt -- 6. Heidegger: Being-Guilty as a Condition of Possibility of Guilt -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Being Guilty examines the thought of six central German philosophers--Kant, Schelling, Schopenhauer, Paul Rée, Nietzsche, and Heidegger--on the phenomenon of guilt, or the painful sting of bad conscience suffered when we perform a wrong action. The work also examines these philosophers' views on responsibility, freedom, and conscience. It concludes with the novel argument that the thought of Heidegger provides a synthesis of the insights of the previous philosophers and overcomes their deficiencies. Through Heidegger and his predecessors, the author articulates a new theoretical approach to gu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online; viewed July 22, 2022) |
| Subject |
Philosophy, German.
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Guilt.
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Conscience.
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Liberty.
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Responsibility.
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Guilt
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Conscience
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Freedom
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freedom.
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guilt.
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Conscience
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Guilt
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Liberty
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Philosophy, German
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Responsibility
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0197605583 |
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9780197605592 |
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0197605591 |
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9780197605585 |
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