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The year is 1919. The horror of the First World War is still fresh for the protagonists of Time of the Magicians, each of whom finds himself at a crucial juncture. Walter Benjamin, having survived the flu during the 1918 pandemic, is trying to flee his overbearing father and floundering in his academic career. Ludwig Wittgenstein, by contrast, has dramatically decided to divest himself of the monumental fortune he stands to inherit as a scion of one of the wealthiest industrial families in Europe, in search of absolute spiritual clarity. Meanwhile, Martin Heidegger, having managed to avoid combat in war by serving instead as a meteorologist, is carefully cultivating his career. Finally, Ernst Cassirer is working furiously in academia, applying himself intensely to his writing and the possibility of a career at Hamburg University. The stage is set for a great intellectual drama, which will unfold across the next decade. The lives and ideas of this extraordinary philosophical quartet will converge as they become world historical figures. But with the Second World War looming on the horizon, their fates will be very different.
Wolfram Eilenberger stylishly traces the paths of these remarkable and turbulent lives, which feature not only philosophy but some of the most important other figures of the century, including John Maynard Keynes, Hannah Arendt, and Bertrand Russell. In doing so, he tells a gripping story about four of history's most ambitious and passionate thinkers, and illuminates with rare clarity and economy their brilliant ideas, which all too often have been regarded as enigmatic or opaque.
The year is 1919. The horror of the First World War is still fresh for the protagonists of Time of the Magicians, each of whom finds himself at a crucial juncture. Walter Benjamin, having survived the flu during the 1918 pandemic, is trying to flee his overbearing father and floundering in his academic career. Ludwig Wittgenstein, by contrast, has dramatically decided to divest himself of the monumental fortune he stands to inherit as a scion of one of the wealthiest industrial families in Europe, in search of absolute spiritual clarity. Meanwhile, Martin Heidegger, having managed to avoid combat in war by serving instead as a meteorologist, is carefully cultivating his career. Finally, Ernst Cassirer is working furiously in academia, applying himself intensely to his writing and the possibility of a career at Hamburg University. The stage is set for a great intellectual drama, which will unfold across the next decade. The lives and ideas of this extraordinary philosophical quartet will converge as they become world historical figures. But with the Second World War looming on the horizon, their fates will be very different.
Wolfram Eilenberger stylishly traces the paths of these remarkable and turbulent lives, which feature not only philosophy but some of the most important other figures of the century, including John Maynard Keynes, Hannah Arendt, and Bertrand Russell. In doing so, he tells a gripping story about four of history's most ambitious and passionate thinkers, and illuminates with rare clarity and economy their brilliant ideas, which all too often have been regarded as enigmatic or opaque.
HIGH DRAMA: Eilenberger's characters live wild lives public lives, full of intrigue, drama, and conflict. The scandal is worthy of a soap opera.
TAKE A CRASH COURSE IN GREAT IDEAS: Most of us sadly never have time to read all the great books we want to. But Eilenberger brings to life some of the most elusive ideas in the history of philosophy with style.
AN ALL TOO FAMILIAR POLITICAL MOMENT: The years when our story takes place were full of fraught and disturbing political conflicts. Readers may be struck by certain unsettling similarities with the today's populist moment.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 432 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780525559665 |
| ISBN-10: | 0525559663 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Eilenberger, Wolfram |
| Übersetzung: | Whiteside, Shaun |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Maße: | 244 x 164 x 40 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Wolfram Eilenberger |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 18.08.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,727 kg |
HIGH DRAMA: Eilenberger's characters live wild lives public lives, full of intrigue, drama, and conflict. The scandal is worthy of a soap opera.
TAKE A CRASH COURSE IN GREAT IDEAS: Most of us sadly never have time to read all the great books we want to. But Eilenberger brings to life some of the most elusive ideas in the history of philosophy with style.
AN ALL TOO FAMILIAR POLITICAL MOMENT: The years when our story takes place were full of fraught and disturbing political conflicts. Readers may be struck by certain unsettling similarities with the today's populist moment.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 432 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780525559665 |
| ISBN-10: | 0525559663 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Eilenberger, Wolfram |
| Übersetzung: | Whiteside, Shaun |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Maße: | 244 x 164 x 40 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Wolfram Eilenberger |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 18.08.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,727 kg |
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