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 [...]

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. [...]

englischPatočka's reflections on Europe are an after-thought in the true sense of the word: they sketch out an idea of Europe after its end - without being a lament about decay and decline. On the contrary, his sketches of the beginning and end of Europe, of its special role in history and as [...]

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, [...]

englischAfter the death of Hermann Schmitz, this book aims to initiate a critical appreciation of New Phenomenology—even beyond a narrower philosophical context. On the one hand, it focuses on perspectives which, starting from the neo-phenomenological approach, lead beyond already existing theories. [...]

englischIn our Western culture, we are almost constantly in communication. The permanent flood of sound in both public and private spaces testifies to our reluctance to embrace silence and what it expresses.

The pause that structures the flow of speech is something different from the eloquent or the [...]

englischOne of Eugen Fink's most important texts is "Oasis of Happiness. Thoughts on an Ontology of Play". Against the background of the interest in the phenomenon of play in philosophy and the social and cultural sciences, the Freiburg philosopher develops in this book an independent and innovative [...]