Taubes, Jacob
Occidental Eschatology (Cultural Memory in the Present)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780804760294
- author:
- Taubes, Jacob
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 248
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
- Genre:
- Philosophy of religion
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Jacob Taubes's Occidental Eschatology is a comprehensive study of apocalypticism in Western philosophy and history. Taubes explores the origins of apocalyptic thought, from Hebrew prophecy to its medieval revival in Joachim of Fiore, before examining its later secularized forms in thinkers such as Kant, Hegel, Marx, and Kierkegaard. He argues that the idea of a future end to time has profound implications for political thought. By combining meticulous scholarship with a broad scope of reference, Taubes sheds light on the lasting influence of revolutionary, messianic teleology on Western philosophy and politics. This book offers a nuanced understanding of how apocalyptic ideas have shaped our understanding of history, authority, and individual responsibility.
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