Historical-critical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mythology

by F. W. J. Schelling, Mason Richey (Translator), Markus Zisselsberger (Translator), Jason M. Wirth (Foreword by)

Overview

Translated here into English for the first time, F. W. J. Schelling's 1842 lectures on the Philosophy of Mythology are an early example of interdisciplinary thinking. In seeking to show the development of the concept of the divine Godhead in and through various mythological systems (particularly of ancient Greece, Egypt, and the Near East), Schelling develops the idea that many philosophical concepts are born of religious-mythological notions. In so doing, he brings together the essential relatedness of the development of philosophical systems, human language, history, ancient art forms, and religious thought. Along the way, he engages in analyses of modern philosophical views about the origins of philosophy's conceptual abstractions, as well as literary and philological analyses of ancient literature and poetry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780791479964
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Series:	SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	465 KB

About the Author

Mason Riche teaches philosophy and is a professional translator. Markus Zisselsberger is Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami and is the coeditor (with Gisela Brinker-Gabler) of "If We Had the Word.": Ingeborg Bachmann. Views and Reviews.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Jason M. Wirth

Translator’s Introduction
Mason Richey

Author’s Outline of the Content

Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10

Author’s Notes
Translators’ Notes
English-German Glossary
Index

Editorial Reviews

Highly recommended.— CHOICE

"F. W. J. Schelling remains a uniquely passionate, daring, and untimely philosopher. Now, more than 150 years after these lectures were given in Berlin, his time has come. This material is always intriguing and often thrilling. Schelling's fertile imagination and prodigious learning are on full display here. Not only will those seeking a thought-provoking philosophy of mythology find this book rewarding, but also readers with interest in the philosophy of history, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of religion will be quickened by Schelling's forays in these areas. The translators, who have also provided copious notes and a glossary, have provided a genuine service."— Bernard Freydberg, author of Imagination in Kant's Critique of Practical Reason"

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