The Seventh Solitude: Metaphysical Homelessness in Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky, and Nietzsche

by Ralph Harper

Overview

In these three predecessors of existentialism, all of whom were profoundly influenced by Stendhal, author Ralph Harper finds evidence of that spiritual isolation which leads ultimately to personal solitude and philosophical nihilism. To these negative modes of being he opposes the alternatives embodied by St. Augustine and Proust—the passion for God and the passion for creation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801802577
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	03/01/1967
Pages:	163
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ralph Harper (1916–1996) was an adjunct professor of humanities at the Johns Hopkins University and a rector of St. James Church in Monkton, Maryland. He is the author of twelve books, including The Seventh Solitude, Human Love, The World of the Thriller, The Existential Experience, and Journey from Paradise, which were published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.

Editorial Reviews

Harper is sensitive and subtle. He knows the material and is a creative thinker. The Seventh Solitude is splendid.
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From the Publisher

Harper is sensitive and subtle. He knows the material and is a creative thinker. The Seventh Solitude is splendid.

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