Krell, David Farrell
The Sea: A Philosophical Encounter
- ISBN 13:
- 9781350080539
- author:
- Krell, David Farrell
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 13.8 centimetres (0.43 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, History & Surveys
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Sea: A Philosophical Encounter by David Farrell Krell explores the complex and multifaceted relationship between humans and the sea. This profound connection is reflected in various fields, including biology, psychology, literature, and religion. Krell delves into the significance of the sea in Western civilization, examining its role as a source of both inspiration and destruction. Through an engaging analysis of the work of prominent thinkers and writers, including Homer, Thales, Anaximander, Heraclitus, Plato, Aristotle, Hölderlin, Melville, Woolf, Whitman, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Schelling, Ferenczi, Rank, and Freud, this book reveals the sea's impact on human consciousness, temporality, striving, anxiety, happiness, and mortality. By examining the contradictions of the sea - its capacity for both kindness and cruelty, its indifference to human fate - Krell sheds light on the fundamental nature of humanity. This thought-provoking exploration invites readers to consider their own relationship with the sea and its place in understanding the human condition.
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