Philosophical Myths of the Fall

by Stephen Mulhall

Book Overview

Did post-Enlightenment philosophers reject the idea of original sin and hence the view that life is a quest for redemption from it? In Philosophical Myths of the Fall, Stephen Mulhall identifies and evaluates a surprising ethical-religious dimension in the work of three highly influential philosophers--Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein. He asks: Is the Christian idea of humanity as structurally flawed something that these three thinkers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691133921
• ISBN13: 9780691133928
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 8.6"