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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. Benjamin is trying to flee his overbearing father and floundering in his academic career, living hand to mouth as a critic. Wittgenstein, by contrast, has dramatically decided to divest himself of the monumental fortune he stands to inherit, in search of absolute spiritual clarity. Meanwhile, Heidegger, having managed to avoid combat in war by serving instead as a meteorologist, is carefully cultivating his career. Finally, Cassirer is working furiously on the margins of 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 as the Second World War looms on the horizon, their fates will be very different.
Wolfram Eilenberger tells a gripping story about some 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. Benjamin is trying to flee his overbearing father and floundering in his academic career, living hand to mouth as a critic. Wittgenstein, by contrast, has dramatically decided to divest himself of the monumental fortune he stands to inherit, in search of absolute spiritual clarity. Meanwhile, Heidegger, having managed to avoid combat in war by serving instead as a meteorologist, is carefully cultivating his career. Finally, Cassirer is working furiously on the margins of 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 as the Second World War looms on the horizon, their fates will be very different.
Wolfram Eilenberger tells a gripping story about some 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.
LAVISH ADVANCE PRAISE: There has already been noteworthy praise from blurbers and early reviewers of the hardcover edition.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Philosophie |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. & 21. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 448 |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780525559689 |
| ISBN-10: | 052555968X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Originalsprache: | Deutsch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Eilenberger, Wolfram |
| Übersetzung: | Whiteside, Shaun |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Books |
| Maße: | 210 x 137 x 24 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Wolfram Eilenberger |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 17.08.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,376 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.
LAVISH ADVANCE PRAISE: There has already been noteworthy praise from blurbers and early reviewers of the hardcover edition.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Philosophie |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. & 21. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 448 |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780525559689 |
| ISBN-10: | 052555968X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Originalsprache: | Deutsch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Eilenberger, Wolfram |
| Übersetzung: | Whiteside, Shaun |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Books |
| Maße: | 210 x 137 x 24 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Wolfram Eilenberger |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 17.08.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,376 kg |
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