| Angst and the Abyss: The Hermeneutics of Nothingness Contributor(s): Coe, David K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0891308636 ISBN-13: 9780891308638 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $37.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1985 Annotation: This book takes Angst in the face of the abyss as its unifying metaphor. After a historical survey of Angst from ancient religions to Jacob Boehme, David K. Coe goes on to examine critically Angst in Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Sartre, and Tillich. He concludes by summarizing Angst in two modes: as a "reflective apprehension" of a self standing at the abyss (Sartre and Tillich), and as a "pre-reflective apprehension of the abyss itself (Kierkegaard and Heidegger). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism - Religion | Philosophy - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 128.3 |
| LCCN: 85008129 |
| Series: American Academy of Religion Academy Series |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.46" W x 8.46" (0.60 lbs) 248 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book takes Angst in the face of the abyss as its unifying metaphor. After a historical survey of Angst from ancient religions to Jacob Boehme, David K. Coe goes on to examine critically Angst in Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Sartre, and Tillich. He concludes by summarizing Angst in two modes: as a reflective apprehension of a self standing at the abyss (Sartre and Tillich), and as a pre-reflective apprehension of the abyss itself (Kierkegaard and Heidegger). |