{"product_id":"mythology-madness-and-laughter-markus-gabriel-9781441191052","title":"Mythology, Madness, and Laughter: Subjectivity in German Idealism","description":"\u003ci\u003eMythology, Madness and Laughter: Subjectivity in German Idealism \u003c\/i\u003eexplores some long neglected but crucial themes in German idealism. Markus Gabriel, one of the most exciting young voices in contemporary philosophy, and Slavoj Zizek, the celebrated contemporary philosopher and cultural critic, show how these themes impact on the problematic relations between being and appearance, reflection and the absolute, insight and ideology, contingency and necessity, subjectivity, truth, habit and freedom. \u003cbr\u003eEngaging with three central figures of the German idealist movement, Hegel, Schelling, and Fichte, Gabriel, and Zizek, who here shows himself to be one of the most erudite and important scholars of German idealism, ask how is it possible for Being to appear in reflection without falling back into traditional metaphysics. By applying idealistic theories of reflection and concrete subjectivity, including the problem of madness and everydayness in Hegel, this hugely important book aims to reinvigorate a philosophy of finitude and contingency, topics at the forefront of contemporary European philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARKUS GABRIEL\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research, NY. He has published a number of books and journal articles in German, including \u003ci\u003eDer Mensch im Mythos \u003c\/i\u003e(De Gruyter, 2006), and \u003ci\u003eDas Absolute und die Welt in Schellings Freiheitsschrift \u003c\/i\u003e(Bonn University Press, 2006).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Markus Gabriel, Slavoj Zizek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1441191054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441191052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 5","brand":"Markus Gabriel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935036113151,"sku":"9781441191052","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_91ed5a32-02e6-4c10-b444-5194456400bf.jpg?v=1681417480","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mythology-madness-and-laughter-markus-gabriel-9781441191052","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}