englischThe question of who or what man is, is posed here with a view to the how: How are we there, how does human existence emerge and unfold in reference and encounter? How are there telos and archè, goal and reason in life? With Heidegger's relational ontology, the peculiarity of being proves to [...]

englischWhile art was an integral part of philosophy from Plato to Hegel, the two were separated in the course of the 19th century and no longer came together. This is extremely unnatural. However, it can be assumed that both go back to basic aesthetic and emotional experiences. From there, they [...]

englischThe title of the present work contains the fundamental characteristics of phenomenology that Eugen Fink placed at the beginning of his notes written in the „Oytaler Hütte“. In the horizon of its central question about the „existential motivation“ of phenomenology, it does want to include the [...]

englischEmmanuel Levinas' reflections on education are part of his philosophical work and his practical experience as the director of the École Normale Israélite Universelle. This book interprets Levinas' thoughts on education as a connection between theory and practice, presenting the ethics of the [...]

englischWhen people are travelling physically and mentally, they can stumble. Suddenly they are irritated, astonished, horrified or delighted. Such stumbles open up the possibility of being torn out of habits for a brief moment, seeing everyday things with different eyes and perhaps even changing [...]

englischThis volume offers a fascinating journey through different regions of the history of ideas, ranging from the 18th to the 20th century, and brings together international contributions in English, French and German. With 21 articles ranging from the (German and Scottish) Enlightenment to G. W. [...]

englischThe fourth volume of the ‘Phenomenological Workshop’ is the first publication to establish the link between Eugen Fink’s early phenomenological writings and the works he published after the war. Of particular philosophical interest are his drafts on ‘Ontological Experience’ (1939). Together [...]

englischEurope is no longer able to recognize itself because it is looking into a mirror – the EU – that was built by itself, but which reflects a deformed image of itself. As a global player, the EU distorts its internal relationship with the economic policy distinction between winners and losers. [...]

englischRicœur's philosophy can be understood in the context of the 20th century as a response to this particularly violent period. At its core is the conviction that a hermeneutically founded anthropology can make it possible to understand why there is an integral connection between existence and [...]

englischMusic can lead us to intense, profound experiences that transform our self-perception and our view of life and the world around us. Readers are given an overview of theories to explain this astonishing phenomenon, ranging from ancient to current philosophical approaches and a comparative [...]

englischThis study is intended to reveal new perspectives on the work of Ludwig Klages and, at the same time, to contribute to the prehistory of new phenomenology as one of the most important movements in contemporary philosophy. The book relates the basic problems of Klages’ philosophy to [...]

englisch‘No human being lives without suffering, suffering is everywhere,’ says Euripides. And yet no one could say what suffering is exactly and what happens when we suffer. Therefore, it is worthwhile to pursue the ‘inner life’ of suffering and uncover its basic structure or basic dynamics, its [...]

englischAttempts to write a history of ideas of critical theory often resemble the procedure within a Cartesian coordinate system. Starting from the aim of determining a paradigmatic theoretical core, the philosophies considered essential are distributed along the directional axes and then the [...]

englischThe volume Beiträge zur Phänomenologie des Rechts (Contributions to the Phenomenology of Law) brings together contributions that open up access to fundamental themes and areas of Jan Schapp's life's work. The authors take up jurisprudential, legal-philosophical, historical-philosophical and [...]

englischBased on considerations by the anthropologically oriented psychiatrist Erwin Straus, this book explores the conditions which are present when people experience certain events as significant. In addition, it discusses in detail how personhood emerges in humans and to what extent this depends [...]

englischThe aesthetic concept of atmosphere places human sensitivities under various natural and cultural conditions in the foreground of aesthetic consideration. As the first monograph to integrate an intercultural perspective into this field, “Atmosphären-Ästhetik: Die Verflochtenheit von Natur, [...]