„Nicht ganz schlecht für einen Philosophen“: Peter Sloterdijk als Leser der deutschsprachigen Literatur

Title in English Not bad for a Philosopher: P. Sloterdijk and the German Literature
Authors

URVÁLEK Aleš

Year of publication 2017
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Pro-Fil
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Web
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/pf17-3-1651
Field Mass media, audiovision
Keywords philosophy; literature; autobiography; anthropology; post-war time; misunderstanding; inspiration
Description The essay attempts to point out the benefits of reading Peter Sloterdijk’s works from the perspective of German studies. In the course of the paper, Sloterdijk is introduced in his various individual roles. First, his early steps in German studies are described, followed by an assessment of the influence of his German-studies works on the formulation of philosophical problems and stances. After that, Sloterdijk is presented as an exponent of certain typical development, as a diagnostician of problems that post-war Germany faced in its transformation into a civic society. The final part consists of reflections on his observational abilities in descriptions of interdisciplinary misunderstandings and in the creation of transdisciplinary analogies.
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