The Human Place in the Cosmos

by Max Scheler

Book Overview

Upon Scheler's death in 1928, Martin Heidegger remarked that he was the most important force in philosophy at the time. Jose Ortega y Gasset called Scheler "the first man of the philosophical paradise." The Human Place in the Cosmos, the last of his works Scheler completed, is a pivotal piece in the development of his writing as a whole, marking a peculiar shift in his approach and thought. He had been asked to provide an initial sketch of his much...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810125293
• ISBN13: 9780810125292
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.8"