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- Project Lead of Phase 1 of 'AVD: The Anti-Viral Diet' research project, Edouard d'Araille first published his theory ... moreProject Lead of Phase 1 of 'AVD: The Anti-Viral Diet' research project, Edouard d'Araille first published his theory of an 'anti-viral diet' in 2020 - one capable of protecting against a broad spectrum of viruses - based upon scientific data from over 2000 researchers [the majority of which appeared in peer-reviewed journals]. The 4th Edition of the 'AVD' report (750 pp.) into anti-viral dietary ingredients confirms - among other conclusions - that a certain combination of micronutrients increases the efficacy of several COVID-19 vaccines, whilst at the same time decreasing the probability of serious side effects, including death. The official research project website is at www.theantiviraldiet.com.
Edouard d'Araille's first academic work, 'Last Year at Marianské Lazné’, was a documentary analysis of the distinction between literary and cinematic fiction. After this feature documentary was released in 1996, his inaugural literary monograph 'The Cosmic Mirror: Being, Life, Art and the Cinema of Six Dimensions' was first published in 1997.
Edouard d'Araille has made contributions to the understanding of ancient literature, the evolution of human thought, the nature of writing and the philosophy of time. His works have been published in the categories of fiction, poetry and non-fiction (essays, belles lettres) in English, German and French. His most recent publication in English has been 'Je Suis Poëte: Damné par les Dieux', a book in which the most popular extracts from his fifteen earlier volumes of poetry have been brought together, along with a selection of new poetic work.
- Edouard d’Araille is presently curator of the ‘Nobel Prize Collection’ for Living Time™ Books. He has been lead researcher into the work of Rabindranath Tagore, Anatole France, Gerhardt Hauptmann, Maurice Maeterlinck and François Mauriac, having edited a Nobel Prize edition of a work by each of those five early winners. He is currently undertaking biographical research into Polish novelist Henryk Sienkiewicz - ‘Quo Vadis’ - who was winner of the Prize for Literature in 1905. - A brand new edition of Rabindranath Tagore's 'Lover's Gift and Crossing' was the first entry in the Nobel Prize Collection and the full introduction is available to download on Academia.edu as well as a special essay on poetry by writer Sri Aurobindo.
- Edouard d’Araille first began his research career exploring the relationship between novel-writing and film-making through a study of New Novel/New Wave figure Alain Robbe-Grillet. He was curator of the 1996 Retrospective of Robbe-Grillet’s movie-works at the French Institute in London and organiser of international conference 'The Writer on the Screen' at Oxford University. He directed the feature-length documentary - exploring Robbe-Grillet’s novelistic and film-works in depth - entitled ‘Last Year at Marianské Lazné’ (Release: 1997). A new feature documentary on Robbe-Grillet entitled ‘In the Absence of the Author’ is due to be released in Spring 2023, exploring the issues of 'Objectivity' for the author and featuring Alain Robbe-Grillet, Bernard Henri-Levy, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Michel Fano, Jérome Lindon, Prof. Roger Michel-Allemand, Dr. Robin Buss, Prof. Ian Christie and others.
- Since 1998 Edouard d’Araille has produced a steady stream of articles and introductory works, especially in the areas of the History of Thought and Comparative Literature. In 2001 his essay ‘The Poetry of Living Time’ was first published, setting forth a theory of poetry based on its representation of life, emotions and time. Between 1998 and 2021 he released 16 full-length volumes of poetry, a dozen works of fiction and over two dozen introductory essays to classic works of thought and literature. He has contributed works to learning psychology, including on the processes of reading, memory and thinking. Extracts from a selection of his works can be downloaded here.
- The volume 'AVD: The Anti-Viral Diet', is soon to be followed by 'The Science behind AVD', a deeper investigation of the scientific evidence in support of the existence of anti-viral dietary ingredients - those which can actually deter viruses and viral illnesses when consumed in the optimum quantity. In 'AVD', Edouard d'Araille presented the results of Phase I of a three-stage research project by the A3M, presenting the evidence from over 2000 scientists in support of an anti-viral diet. The validity and viability of an 'anti-viral diet' appear to be well-supported by the findings of science over the past half-century and a significant argument is presented here based on that corroborative evidence. Edouard d'Araille defines an 'Anti-Viral Diet' as: "a diet whose primary purpose is to counteract viral threats and to optimize the ability of our immune systems to fight off both viruses and viral diseases". More details on about the researchers involved in the 'Anti-Viral Diet' are available at https://www.theantiviraldiet.com/the-science-1edit
This is the complete English verse translation of the miniature Mesopotamian epic 'Adapa's Ascent' by Edouard d'Araille. Relying on materials written in Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform dating from between the 18th to the 7th Centuries... more
This is the complete English verse translation of the miniature Mesopotamian epic 'Adapa's Ascent' by Edouard d'Araille. Relying on materials written in Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform dating from between the 18th to the 7th Centuries BCE, this story may even stretch back - in its Oral Tradition - to before the days when the 'Epic of Gilgamesh' was first being composed. It is the Story of a First Man that appears to go some distance toward explaining Man's Mortality, as well as the Magic Power (of Words) that can turn a Mortal into an Immortal - though maybe not a God. The 'Adapa' legend has been intensively investigated by a growing army of scholars for almost a century and a half now. This is a English language poet's attempt at rendering the entirety of the cuneiform source texts into a 'Gesamtwerk' that synthesizes those tablets and fragments into one complete narrative. The Essay 'Adapa's Ascent: Recreating an Ancient Classic' has also been uploaded to Academia.Edu, a companion piece to the poem which analyses how the author went about composing that work. Courtesy of Living Time™ Books - who continue to permit this core text from the volume 'Adapa's Ascent' to be disseminated for Educational Purposes Only on Academia.edu
Research Interests: Sumerian Religion, Mythology And Folklore, Egyptology, Comparative Literature, Mythology, and 15 moreAssyriology, Akkadian Language, Sumerian, Akkadian, Comparative mythology, Sumerian & Akkadian literature, Old Babylonian period, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Assyrian Studies, Sumerian Language, Neo-Babylonian period, Gilgamesh Epic, Egyptian Literature, Epic of Gilgamesh, and Akkadian and Sumerian literature
An introductory essay to the 3-volume work 'The Philosophy of the Unconscious' ('Die Philosophie des Unbewusstseins') of Eduard von Hartmann. Edouard d'Araille takes a brief survey of von Hartmann's life and thought, in particular the... more
An introductory essay to the 3-volume work 'The Philosophy of the Unconscious' ('Die Philosophie des Unbewusstseins') of Eduard von Hartmann. Edouard d'Araille takes a brief survey of von Hartmann's life and thought, in particular the "philosophy of the unconscious" which would make von Hartmann a household name both in Germany and abroad (including in England). This ambitious work extends upon the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer's system (set forth in most detailed fashion within 'The World as Will and Representation') whilst also being inspired by the triad of Post-Kantians F.W.J. von Schelling, J.G. Fichte and G.W.F. Hegel. Hartmann transforms Schopenhauer's concept of the 'Will' into his own, related idea, of the 'Unconscious', forming an interesting bridge between the ideas of one strand German Idealism and Sigmund Freud's psychology of the Sub-Conscious. This essay only provides a brief sketch of von Hartmann's philosophy, but enough so as to appreciate its importance in the evolution of thought. The essay also touches upon the pessimism which was at the heart of von Hartmann's philosophy, which he shared above all with Schopenhauer himself. The essay is followed by a four page Bibliography of von Hartmann's major work (including translations) and reference is also made to some books and article written about him.
Research Interests: German Idealism, Psychology of Unconscious, Henri Bergson, Sigmund Freud, Schopenhauer, and 15 moreCarl G. Jung, Arthur Schopenhauer, Sigmund Freud (Psychology), Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, German philosophy, Unconscious Mind, Unconscious, Carl Gustav Jung, Eduard von Hartmann, Subconscious, The Philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer, Post Kantianism, Freud (Sigmund), éLan Vital, Subconscious Mind, and Philosophy of the Unconscious
Edouard d'Araille's 'Editor's Note' to the Nobel Prize Collection edition of 'Lover's Gift and Crossing' presents a general introduction to the life and work of Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was the winner of the Nobel Prize for... more
Edouard d'Araille's 'Editor's Note' to the Nobel Prize Collection edition of 'Lover's Gift and Crossing' presents a general introduction to the life and work of Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. First, it provides a brief biography of Tagore, from his roots in Bengal, his studies in England and his initial publications, all the way through to his literary fame, his winning of the Nobel Prize and international respect as a world poet. The essay also discusses his poetic work in general and the book that it introduces in particular - 'Lover's Gift and Crossing'. Several observations are made about the themes and meanings with this two-part work of poetry. This essay is not for seasoned scholars of Rabindranath Tagore but it will provide a helpful introduction for those who are not familiar with his visionary, lyrical and mystic poetry which he published both in Indian (Bengali) and English. Tagore is a figure who will be of interest to readers of Kahlil Gibran, William Blake and John Donne, among others, particularly due to the metaphysical and mystical nature of his verse. Several suggestions are made as to the ways in which the 'romance' of 'Lover's Gift and Crossing' can be interpreted. The essay also includes the ''Acknowledgements' section and a colour portrait (painting) of Tagore. Extracted from Vol. I of the 'Nobel Prize Collection' (2017) published by Living Time Books (Publishing)
Research Interests: William Butler Yeats, Poetry, Bengali Literature, Indian Literature, Sri Aurobindo, and 15 moreTagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Prize, Tagore Studies, Indian Poetics, Nobel Prize in Literature, Bengali poetry, Indian English Poetry, Rabindranath Tagore in translation, Rabindranath tagore as the novelist, Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore, Romantic English poetry, Rabindranath Tagore As a Poet, Tagore's Literature, and Trinity In Rabindranath Tagore's Poetry
A brief Introductory Essay to Max Stirner's chef-d'oeuvre 'The Ego and His Own' ('Der Einzige und sein Eigentum'), providing a few key facts about his life and work, in particular the one that made him most famous. German Individualist... more
A brief Introductory Essay to Max Stirner's chef-d'oeuvre 'The Ego and His Own' ('Der Einzige und sein Eigentum'), providing a few key facts about his life and work, in particular the one that made him most famous. German Individualist Philosopher 'Johann Caspar Schmidt', known by his pen-name of Max Stirner, wrote one of the classic philosophical works of the nineteenth century with his 'The Ego and His Own' (1843). Against a cultural backdrop of Hegelianism and Marxism, Max Stirner created a book which would propose an entirely different philosophy - one of Individualism, Egocentrism and Anarchy. He saw the Ego as the founding basis of all theoretical, practical and political philosophy and a figure like Nicolo Machiavelli expresses the egocentrism of his philosophy perfectly. This essay only skims the surface in terms of discussing either Max Stirner or his masterpiece, but it should direct scholars, especially of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Existentialism to rediscover his work and reflect on its similarity of theme - yet difference in treatment - especially to the two aforementioned authors. It is also an important work for scholars of the Hegelians “Die Freien” (the “Free Ones”) - under the leadership of brothers Edgar and Bruno Bauer - Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Arnold Ruge, Georg Herwegh and Ludwig Feuerbach.
Research Interests: Anarchism, Anarchist Studies, Philosophy of Karl Marx, History of Anarchism, 19th-century German philosophy, and 15 moreMax Stirner, Machiavelli, Karl Marx, Post-Anarchism, Niccolò Machiavelli, Anarchism & Postmodern Theory, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, German philosophy, German Philosophy, Machiavellianism, Egocentrism, Stirner, Egotism, Nicollò Machiavelli, Philosophy of Anarchy, and Egocentric Activity Analysis and Recognition
A reflection on the similar therapeutic mechanisms of Pfizer's new COVID-19 antiviral pill 'Paxlovid' and the medicinal flavonoid Rutin - also known as 'Vitamin P' - including a brief consideration of its repurposing for use against... more
A reflection on the similar therapeutic mechanisms of Pfizer's new COVID-19 antiviral pill 'Paxlovid' and the medicinal flavonoid Rutin - also known as 'Vitamin P' - including a brief consideration of its repurposing for use against SARS-CoV-2. Online version of the original article, appearing as a supplementary essay in Volume II of the hardback format of 'AVD: The Anti-Viral Diet' (4th Edition; 2022).
Research Interests: Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Food Science, Epidemiology, Infectious disease epidemiology, and 15 moreNutritional Epidemiology, Virology, Enzyme Inhibitors, Flavonoids, Food Science and Technology, Phytotherapy, Virus, Medical Microbiology and Virology, Medicinal plant chemistry, Covid-19, Coronavirus COVID-19, SARS-CoV2/COVID-19:, Pandemic Coronavirus COVID19, SARS-CoV-2, and COVID-19 PANDEMIC
"AFTER THIS SURVEY of literally dozens of ingredients exhibiting well-evidenced anti-viral effects against a broad spectrum of human viruses, it seems appropriate to return to a topic that forms an integral part of any discussion of viral... more
"AFTER THIS SURVEY of literally dozens of ingredients exhibiting well-evidenced anti-viral effects against a broad spectrum of human viruses, it seems appropriate to return to a topic that forms an integral part of any discussion of viral illnesses-that of 'Immunity'. This word has been heard a great deal over the past couple of years as it has been one of the aims of science to provide human beings globally with immunity from the SARS-CoV-2 virus-one that has caused disease and death for millions of people at all corners of the Earth..." - Read the entire essay 'Anti-Virality & Immunity' from 'AVD: The Anti-Viral Diet' (2022) [Project Lead, Edouard d'Araille] here at Academia.edu. - With kind permission of the publishers LIVING TIME™ Books. Copyright © LTB™ 2020-21.
Research Interests: Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, Epidemiology, Infectious disease epidemiology, Immunology, and 15 moreNutrition, Nutritional Epidemiology, Virology, Molecular virology, Food and Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Nutrição, Dietetics, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Sciences, NUTRICIÓN Y DIETÉTICA, Covid-19, Coronavirus COVID-19, Pandemic Coronavirus COVID19, and COVID-19 PANDEMIC
This is the 'Publisher's Note' for the new English verse translation (from the Akkadian and Sumerian cuneiform source documents) of the Adapa legend by poet and historian of thought Edouard d'Araille. In this brief section the series... more
This is the 'Publisher's Note' for the new English verse translation (from the Akkadian and Sumerian cuneiform source documents) of the Adapa legend by poet and historian of thought Edouard d'Araille. In this brief section the series editor of 'Great World Books', Mr. Alderson Smith, says a few words about the significance of the book, the project of bringing it to a general audience, and indicates some of its contents. 'Adapa' is considered by some to be a Sumerian parallel to 'Adam', also being a first man and in some forms of the legend a survivor of the Great Flood. In this volume he is presented in the myth that has become most famous, where he refuses the gift of Immortal Life from the supreme God Anu because of advice he has been given by his father (also a God) Enki. This extract of 'Adapa's Ascent' - featuring the Prelims of the book, including the 'Publisher's Note' - is provided courtesy of Living Time ™ Books and is available to download for educational purposes only.
Research Interests: Mythology And Folklore, Mythology, Assyriology, Akkadian Language, Mesopotamian Religions, and 15 moreAncient myth and religion, Sumerian, Akkadian, Book of Genesis, Ancient Mesopotamian Religions, Comparative mythology, Sumerian & Akkadian literature, Old Babylonian period, Genesis 1-11, Sumerology, Immortality, Gilgamesh Epic, Mesopotamia, Epic of Gilgamesh, and Akkadian and Sumerian literature
“Where will Fiction end?” is a question that it is near impossible to answer. - “When did Fiction begin?” on the other hand, is a question to which we may find some answers, although perhaps not any definitive or final ones at this moment... more
“Where will Fiction end?” is a question that it is near impossible to answer. - “When did Fiction begin?” on the other hand, is a question to which we may find some answers, although perhaps not any definitive or final ones at this moment in time." - Introductory Essay to Edouard d'Araille's English Verse translation of the Adapa myth: 'Adapa's Ascent'. It explores the early days of fiction and several aspects of this early Mesopotamian work of literature, with some references to Gilgamesh, the Bible and various Heroes. It serves as a helpful introduction to the 'Adapa' poem though it may also be appreciated as an essay on early literature in its own right. Available for reading on Academia.edu - for academic purposes only - by kind courtesy of the publishers, Living Time Books.
Research Interests: Fiction Writing, Egyptology, Middle East Studies, Akkadian Language, Egypt, and 15 moreMiddle Eastern Studies, Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylon, Sumerian & Akkadian literature, Old Babylonian period, Mesopotamian literature, Fiction, Sumerian Language, Neo-Babylonian period, Ancient Egypt, Gilgamesh Epic, Mesopotamia, Epic of Gilgamesh, and Akkadian and Sumerian literature
'Adapa's Ascent', one of the oldest stories ever told, dates back to the beginning of the Second Millennium BC. This appendix to Edouard d'Araille's recent verse translation of that work provides a glossary of the key characters featuring... more
'Adapa's Ascent', one of the oldest stories ever told, dates back to the beginning of the Second Millennium BC. This appendix to Edouard d'Araille's recent verse translation of that work provides a glossary of the key characters featuring in its narrative. In fact, the story of 'Adapa’s Ascent' revolves around only a very few characters. There are only seven players altogether, although just three of these are at the core of the drama : Adapa, Enki and Anu. As some readers may wish to have some basic knowledge of the characters of 'Adapa’s Ascent' before reading the text, here are thumbnail sketches provided there for each of them. This extract has been provided here courtesy of Living Time™ Books.
Research Interests: Sumerian Religion, Mythology And Folklore, Mythology, Assyriology, Sumerian, and 15 moreAkkadian, Assyria, Babylon, Comparative mythology, Sumerian & Akkadian literature, Old Babylonian period, Sumerology, Assyrian Studies, Gilgamesh Epic, Sumer, Sumerian mythology, Adam and Eve, Ancient Literature, Epic of Gilgamesh, and Akkadian and Sumerian literature
This is the complete essay - included as an appendix to Edouard d'Araille's translation of the 'Adapa' myth - in which the translator of that work of poetry provides a step-by-step exegesis of the processes through which it was created.... more
This is the complete essay - included as an appendix to Edouard d'Araille's translation of the 'Adapa' myth - in which the translator of that work of poetry provides a step-by-step exegesis of the processes through which it was created. It explores the discovery, the research, the narrative theory and the choice of words involved in the production of this English language version of what is perhaps one of the shortest epics in ancient literature. The task of composition is described from many different aspects so that the complexity of the task of even considering to render the cuneiform fragments into a continuous story - which synthesises all available tablets - is understood to be more a task of interpretation and artistry than one of science and history. Edouard d'Araille describes how he first discovered the myth, what lengths he went to in his research and what he has hoped to achieve through producing a version that brings together all the existing tablet fragments (recounting the 'Adapa' legend) into one unified narrative whole. To do this, he break downs 'Adapa's Ascent' into its components and explains the interpretations that have been made of the material in every individual section, allowing for significant manoeuvre in alternative readings. In the concluding stages of this essay, he discusses other specific challenges that were faced in creating a work of poetry while attempting to do justice to the variable hermeneutical stances of the academic community to the sources. The complete poem 'Adapa's Ascent' is available to download from this Academia.edu page by kind courtesy of Living Time™ Books.
Research Interests: Mythology And Folklore, Mythology, English Literature, Assyriology, Literature, and 15 moreMyths and Symbols as carriers of unconscious content, Akkadian Language, Ancient myth and religion, Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylon, Comparative mythology, Sumerian & Akkadian literature, Old Babylonian period, Sumerology, Assyrian Studies, Sumerian Language, Gilgamesh Epic, Epic of Gilgamesh, and Akkadian and Sumerian literature
The story of 'Adapa's Ascent' could even be the oldest ever told, with versions of it dating back to the beginning of the Second Millennium BC. This appendix to Edouard d'Araille's recent verse translation of that work provides the... more
The story of 'Adapa's Ascent' could even be the oldest ever told, with versions of it dating back to the beginning of the Second Millennium BC. This appendix to Edouard d'Araille's recent verse translation of that work provides the cuneiform sources from which it has been derived. This section of the book includes photo reproductions of the variety of cuneiform sources that have formed the basis of his translation. These pictures provide some visual evidence of the concrete sources upon which this English verse translation was based. The photos of the Amarna tablet and Nineveh fragments are those also provided by Prof. Shlomo Izre’el in his book ‘Adapa and the South Wind’ (2001), while the images of the Tell Haddad tablets are those provided by Prof. Antoine Cavigneaux in his article ‘Une version sumérienne de la légende d’Adapa’ (2014). This extract from 'ADAPA's ASCENT: A Myth of Man & Immortality' (2020) is provided here courtesy of Living Time Books.
Research Interests: Sumerian Religion, Assyriology, Mesopotamia History, Akkadian Language, Mesopotamian Religions, and 15 moreSumerian, Akkadian, Ancient Mesopotamian Religions, Babylon, Sumerian & Akkadian literature, Old Babylonian period, Mesopotamian history, 3rd Millennium Sumerian Religious Concepts, Sumerian Language, Neo-Babylonian period, Gilgamesh Epic, Mesopotamia, Ancient Literature, Epic of Gilgamesh, and Akkadian and Sumerian literature
As part of the supplementary material to Edouard d'Araille's verse translation of 'Adapa's Ascent' (First Edition, 2020) this text is presented as a 'translation sketch' of the earliest existing Sumerian versions of the Adapa legend... more
As part of the supplementary material to Edouard d'Araille's verse translation of 'Adapa's Ascent' (First Edition, 2020) this text is presented as a 'translation sketch' of the earliest existing Sumerian versions of the Adapa legend (c.1760 BCE). It is introduced with four pages of prose analysis explaining the large degree to which this translation of his is experimental and speculative. The opening of the chapter, which sets this new translation in context, is in this file provided after the text of the poem, so the background of the text may be easily referred to after reading it. The translator of 'Adapa's Ascent', Edouard d'Araille writes that it is included in that volume, because, "it may not be without value to have an attempt at composing a ‘Translation Sketch’ of how an English version of this text may read in the future". Edouard d'Araille also writes there that: "It is my hope that in the not-too-distant future, many gaps in the Sumerian text will be filled in - thanks to deeper research and analysis - and a proper English translation will be produced. I hope that I will then be excused for this juvenile effort, a mere interim piece". Sincere thanks are due to Living Time™ Books, who have granted permission for this extract from 'Adapa's Ascent' to be uploaded here for educational purposes only.
Research Interests: Sumerian Religion, Mythology, Assyriology, Akkadian Language, Mesopotamian Religions, and 15 moreSumerian, Akkadian, Comparative mythology, Sumerian & Akkadian literature, Sumerology, Assyrian Empire, Assyrian Studies, Time and Eternity, Sumerian Language, Immortality, Gilgamesh Epic, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Epic of Gilgamesh, and Akkadian and Sumerian literature
This is the Bibliographical Appendix from Edouard d'Araille's English verse translation of 'Adapa's Ascent', a narrative that dates back over four millennia to the time of the early Mesopotamians, telling the story of the First Man -... more
This is the Bibliographical Appendix from Edouard d'Araille's English verse translation of 'Adapa's Ascent', a narrative that dates back over four millennia to the time of the early Mesopotamians, telling the story of the First Man - Adapa. It is not strictly named a ‘bibliography’ as it has not been provided for academic purposes but simply as a list of suggestions for further reading. It may interest those who wish to learn more about the ‘Adapa’ myth and interpretation of the narrative. It includes reference to some of the translations and research works that were referred to during the poetry translation process. The books and articles are listed in chronological and not alphabetical order. For the sake of brevity, the minimum information has been provided in order to assist researchers in finding these books and articles in print and online. This extract from 'ADAPA's ASCENT: A Myth of Man & Immortality' is provided here courtesy of Living Time™ Books.
Research Interests: Sumerian Religion, Assyriology, Akkadian Language, Mesopotamian Religions, Sumerian, and 15 moreAkkadian, Assyria, Sumerian & Akkadian literature, Sumerology, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Neo-Assyrian studies, Assyrian Studies, Sumerian Language, Gilgamesh Epic, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Ancient Literature, Epic of Gilgamesh, Akkadian and Sumerian literature, and Neo Assyrians
This essay was included in the 2nd Edition onwards of Edouard d'Araille's English verse translation of 'Adapa's Ascent', a work that was based on source texts dating back around four millennia. This closing essay follows on from the two... more
This essay was included in the 2nd Edition onwards of Edouard d'Araille's English verse translation of 'Adapa's Ascent', a work that was based on source texts dating back around four millennia. This closing essay follows on from the two previous essays in the volume, entitled 'The Birth of Fiction' and 'Recreating an Ancient Classic'. This brief concluding section by the author of this translation presents some further thoughts of his on the difficulties and challenges of the process of creating a modern-day English translation of this ancient work. This extract has been provided here courtesy of Living Time™ Books.
Research Interests: Assyriology, Literature, Akkadian Language, Epic poetry, Sumerian, and 15 moreAkkadian, Sumerian & Akkadian literature, Mesopotamian literature, Sumerian Language, Mesopotamia, Adapa Myth, Gilgamesh, Adam and Eve, Ancient Literature, Akkadian Literature, Epic of Gilgamesh, Sumerian literature, Cuneiform Literature, Babylonian Literature, and Akkadian and Sumerian literature
This new anthology of poetry from Edouard d'Araille brings together a brand new selection of work from sixteen volumes published between 1999 and 2020, including his most recent poetic work 'Adapa's Ascent' - an English verse translation... more
This new anthology of poetry from Edouard d'Araille brings together a brand new selection of work from sixteen volumes published between 1999 and 2020, including his most recent poetic work 'Adapa's Ascent' - an English verse translation from the Mesopotamian of a story that dates back around 4000 years to the time of the Epic of Gilgamesh. 'Je Suis Poëte' (2021) provides the most wide-ranging collection of Edouard d'Araille's poetic works yet published. Lyrical poetry, War poetry, verse from the Ghetto, poems of the Absurd, Love poetry and Mystical verse - wide-ranging types of subject matter and verse in a multiplicity of different poetical forms are presented in this eclectic volume. This extended extract is provided here by courtesy of Living Time™ Books.
Research Interests: Comparative Literature, English Literature, Literature, Poetry, English language, and 15 moreEnglish, Poetics, Translation of Poetry, Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Poetry, Modern Poetry, Contemporary Poetry, Language Poetry, Poetry and Poetics, English language and literature, English and literature, Twentieth Century and Contemporary British and American Poetry and Poetics, Related Studies and Literature, Critical Poetics, English Literature and Language, and Contemporary Poetics
Thomas Henry HUXLEY on DESCARTES's 'Scientific Method' (1870): - Best-known as one of the earliest true appreciators of Charles Darwin's 'Evolutionism' - which was harshly attacked by church bodies, many scientists and much of the public... more
Thomas Henry HUXLEY on DESCARTES's 'Scientific Method' (1870): - Best-known as one of the earliest true appreciators of Charles Darwin's 'Evolutionism' - which was harshly attacked by church bodies, many scientists and much of the public - T.H. Huxley was one of the sharpest philosophical (and scientific) minds of the 19th Century and he had that rare ability to make the most complicated of subjects make real sense to the everyday woman and man. - In the paper provided here, this is no less the case. He makes the ideas of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) thoroughly intelligible as the very basis of truly scientific thinking and the Modern Age - much of whose issues he could foresee with real depth of vision. Huxley first shared the thoughts below as a lecture. In its less than two dozen pages it shows greater depth of reflection on the true significance of Descartes than have 150 years of philosophers since then. -
Research Interests: Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, 17th Century & Early Modern Philosophy, Science Education, History of Science, and 15 moreHistory of Philosophy of Science, Continental Philosophy, Science, René Descartes, René Descartes (in Philosophy/History Of Philosophy/17th Century Early Modern Philosophy), History Of Modern Philosophy, Descartes, René, French philosophy, History and philosophy of science (History), Descartes, Scientific Writing, Thomas Huxley, Scientific Attitudes, Rene Descartes, and Early Modern Philosophy (Descartes
This 'Introductory Essay' serves as an entry-point to the philosophy of Giovanni Gentile. A biographical sketch is provided of his life, taking us from his youth up through his university studies, his friendship with Benedetto Croce and... more
This 'Introductory Essay' serves as an entry-point to the philosophy of Giovanni Gentile. A biographical sketch is provided of his life, taking us from his youth up through his university studies, his friendship with Benedetto Croce and his involvement with Benito Mussolini's fascism. Gentile's 'idealist' philosophy is described in its general theory so as to make the perusal of this difficult volume easier for the reader. His philosophy represents one of the most hard-line and extreme versions of idealism ever committed to print. In fact, it is the species of idealism known as 'Solipsism', for in his philosophy nothing outside of the perceiving self actually exists. It is essential to go back to J.G. Fichte and George Berkeley to discover anything that equals his idealism in its thoroughgoing nature. The relationship of his philosophy to that of Kant, the forefather of modern idealism, is discussed briefly in the section on Gentile's philosophy. His roles as an educator and politician are not, however, ignored, and separate sections are devoted to each of these topics. This essay is not for the advanced Gentile scholar but it does serve as a useful introduction to his work for those who are not aware of this important Italian Idealist. A bibliography of his works, including references to some works about Giovanni Gentile, follow the essay itself.
Research Interests: Epistemology, Idealism, Solipsism, Italian fascism, Benedetto Croce, and 15 moreBenito Mussolini, Giovanni Gentile, Mussolini's Italy, Neokantianism, Fascismo, Italian Idealism, Historiography, Aesthetics, Benedetto Croce, Horvat, P. A HISTÓRIA COMO ARTE EM BENEDETTO CROCE, Mussolini, Postkantian Philosophy, Metaphysical solipsism, Gentile, Giovanni - Bibliografia, Benedetto Croce, Giovanni Gentile and the Law, Giovanni Gentile - Biblioteca personale, and Giovanni Gentile a Campobasso
This 'Introductory Essay' is intended for those who are about to make their first acquaintance with Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason', who perhaps know little or nothing about the life of the author, nor of the place that his ‘Critique of... more
This 'Introductory Essay' is intended for those who are about to make their first acquaintance with Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason', who perhaps know little or nothing about the life of the author, nor of the place that his ‘Critique of Pure Reason’ has in the history of thought. It will not provide many facts of interest for those already far advanced with their studies of Kant or professors who already appreciate all of the fascinating differences between the first and second editions of Kant’s masterwork. Nor will it teach much to authors who have penned commentaries and text-books on the complex discussions of Time and Space, the Permanence of Substance and the Synthetic Unity of Apperception. However, it will hopefully give some taste of the depth and brilliance of Kant's immortal volume. It can introduce those who are unfamiliar with Kant to a few facts about his life and to some of the ideas with which he excited the thinking community at large, to the extent that his work is still of significance today. Available in a second download from academia.edu is the 'Editor's Note' extracted from the same volume, and that extract explains the significance of Francis Heywood's first English translation of the 'Critique' (also appearing as part of the introductory matter).
Research Interests: Kant, Idealism, Kant-studies, German Idealism, Hegel, and 15 moreFriedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Schopenhauer, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Georg Friedrich Wilhem Hegel, Emmanuel Kant, Immanuel Kant, G.W.F. Hegel, Arthur Schopenhauer, Schelling, 18th-century German philosophy, German Philosophy, Transcendental Idealism, Friedrich W. J. Schelling, J.G. Fichte, and Kantianism
This brief 'Prefatory Note' provides an elementary introduction to the Post-Kantian philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Josef von Schelling. It provides some basic biographical information and tells the reader about the key works that he... more
This brief 'Prefatory Note' provides an elementary introduction to the Post-Kantian philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Josef von Schelling. It provides some basic biographical information and tells the reader about the key works that he produced in his lifetime. F.W.J. von Schelling is one of the four most important philosophers following Kant's footsteps - though diverging from his path greatly (the other being J.G. Fichte, G.W.F. Hegel and Arthur Schopenhauer). The present essay serves as an introduction to the essay 'Philosophical Investigations into the Nature of Human Freedom', the last work of significance that von Schelling produced in his life - though he woule remain a famous thinker to the end of his life. The essay is followed by an extract by Josiah Royce, the American philosopher, who was keenly influenced by von Schelling as he was by the Kantian school in general. The fragment by Royce is a particularly perceptive portrait of von Schelling and it is hoped that its inclusion will be of benefit to researchers. This essay includes two black-and-white portraits of von Schelling from the period at which he produced the work that this short preface introduces. For more a colorful portrait of von Schelling and the whole Post-Kantian period it is recommended that the reader turns to Rudiger Safranski's 'Schopenhauer and the Wild Years of Philosophy' (2001).
Research Interests: Kant, Hegel, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Schopenhauer, Philosophy Of Freedom, and 15 moreImmanuel Kant, Schelling, Fichte, Freedom, F.W. J. Schelling (Natur und Freiheit), Friedrich W. J. Schelling, F. W. J. Schellings Late Philosophy, Schelling Freiheitsschrift 1809, Post Kantianism, Friedrich Schelling, Freedom of Will, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling, Freedom of the will, Schelling's System of Transcendental Philosophy, and Schellingianism
This 'Editor's Note' by Edouard d'Araille is included in the introductory material of his edition of the 'Critique of Pure Reason'. The translation edited by him is that of the First English Translation by a Mr. Francis Heywood, first... more
This 'Editor's Note' by Edouard d'Araille is included in the introductory material of his edition of the 'Critique of Pure Reason'. The translation edited by him is that of the First English Translation by a Mr. Francis Heywood, first published in England in 1838. This essay briefly discusses that translation and decisions that have been made in order to make it more comfortable for the modern reader. Mr. Heywood's translation was a grand ambitious task, and what he has accomplished is astounding considering that he is the first translator of Kant's purely theoretical philosophy. Rumour has it that Arthur Schopenhauer was keen to undertake the task of translating the first 'Critique' into English but agreement was not reached and this project was not undertaken. That may have turned out to be a more philosophically versed translation, but the reality is that Heywood turned out to be the one who was the pioneer in Kantian translation. As you will learn from this essay, Heywood's translation - highly acclaimed by J.M. Meiklejohn himself - was published fifteen years earlier than his own (1854). It is hoped that this essay will create some interest in turning to this earlier translation again, for it is to Heywood that is owed the first introduction of Kant's First Critique to English culture.
Research Interests: Kant, Kant-studies, Kant's Practical Philosophy, Emmanuel Kant, Immanuel Kant, and 15 moreKant & neo-Kantianism, Neo-Kantianism, Kantian Moral Theory, Kant's Ethics, Kantian ethics, Post-Kantian Philosophy, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), Immanual Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, Kant and Critique of Pure Reason, Post-Kantian European Philosophy, Kantianism, Kant and German idealism, Post Kantianism, and Philosophy of Immanuel Kant
The chapter on 'The Nature of Freedom' from one of the most original essays ever written, exploring freedom from the standpoint of Post-Kantian Idealism. F.W.J. von Schelling's essay is challenging to read but it has been re-edited into... more
The chapter on 'The Nature of Freedom' from one of the most original essays ever written, exploring freedom from the standpoint of Post-Kantian Idealism. F.W.J. von Schelling's essay is challenging to read but it has been re-edited into chapters and presented in a new way so as to make it more easily read. Edouard d'Araille has also provided the briefest of introductions to the life and work of Friedrich Wilhelm Josef von Schelling. In his 'Prefatory Note' he provides a biographical sketch of the author and discusses his work and influences. It is followed by an extract of Josiah Royce's on Schelling which gives a larger picture of the romantic-idealist philosopher. It is a valuable contribution to the philosophy of freedom, surpassed only by Schopenhauer's 'Essay on the Freedom of Will'. This meticulous edited version of von Schelling's essay includes three portraits (one in colour) and full textual annotations.
Research Interests: Philosophy, Free Will, Moral Responsibility, Rational Choice, Henri Bergson, Schopenhauer, and 15 morePhilosophy Of Freedom, Free Will, Arthur Schopenhauer, 19th-century German philosophy, Metaphysics of Free Will and Moral Responsibility, Free Will and Moral Responsibility, Liberty, German Philosophy, Determinism, Freewill and Determinism, Freedom, Filosofía de la Libertad, Libertad, Free will and determinism debate, and Philosophy of mind Free will and Consciousness
This is the part of Kant's 'Critique' entitled 'Transcendental Aesthetic' which deals exclusively with the Forms of Time and Space. Read it to discover this philosopher's perspective on Time and Space as internal forms of intuition as... more
This is the part of Kant's 'Critique' entitled 'Transcendental Aesthetic' which deals exclusively with the Forms of Time and Space. Read it to discover this philosopher's perspective on Time and Space as internal forms of intuition as opposed to external characteristics of the world. Perhaps in reading it you will discover why Einstein considered Kant his favourite writer (as well as Thorstein Veblen, apparently!). Reflect on the relationship between the Theory of Relativity and Kant's overall 'Critical Philosophy' (or 'Transcendental Idealism') as you read this, one of the most inspiring and challenging portions of his Critique. This extract is taken out of the first English translation from the German of Kant's 'Critique', edited by historian of thought and author Edouard d'Araille. You will also find two further downloads of material from this 2002 Edition of Kant's 'Critique' - an Introductory Essay to that book entitled 'Critic of Pure Reason' (by Edouard d'Araille) and the 'Editor's Note' from the same volume, explaining the significance of Francis Heywood's first English translation of the 'Critique'. The English in this version of the 'Transcendental Aesthetic' may be more archaic than more recent translations, but it does stick very close to the original text and is "philosophically accurate" to a high degree.
Research Interests: Kant, Metaphysics of Time, Kant-studies, Kant's Practical Philosophy, Schopenhauer, and 15 moreEmmanuel Kant, Philosophy of Time, Immanuel Kant, Arthur Schopenhauer, Space and Time (Philosophy), Time Perception, Space, Kant & neo-Kantianism, Neo-Kantianism, Time Travel, Kant's Ethics, Kantian ethics, Albert Einstein, Post-Kantian Philosophy, and Einstein
This is a re-edited version of the original article on Schopenhauer's philosophy published in the 'Westminster Review' in 1853. The author of 'Iconoclasm in German Philosophy' has read a number of works by Arthur Schopenhauer - listed at... more
This is a re-edited version of the original article on Schopenhauer's philosophy published in the 'Westminster Review' in 1853. The author of 'Iconoclasm in German Philosophy' has read a number of works by Arthur Schopenhauer - listed at the top of the article - which has enabled him to appreciate the Weltanschuung of this philosophical author. The article is an excellent achievement in encapsulating the complex thought of a deep thinker in effective English prose. The article is famous for the fact that it was single-handedly responsible for kickstarting the appreciation of Schopenhauer's philosophy in the United Kingdom, at a time when he had already become famous in Germany. Interestingly though, it took forty years for Schopenhauer (1788-1860) to gain fame in his own country and only during the last decade of his life did he become a widely appreciated author. In his own view this was because his own philosophy was at odds with the reigning philosophy of his day - Hegelianism - and he was never ready to dilute or deform his own thought-system in order to conform with the 'State Philosophy', as he called it. This article is an eye-opener and it should be borne in mind that Schopenhauer was a great Anglophile - he had attended public school in England (albeit briefly), read the English newspapers daily and held up as the finest master of prose the philosopher David Hume - and English fame was something that was a great honour for him.
Research Interests: Schopenhauer, Arthur Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, German philosophy, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Gadamer, Schopenhauer, aesthetics, and 15 moreUne analyse du célèbre texte de Schopenhauer., Schopenhauer (epistemology), Schopenhauer's Philosophy, Schopenhauer's School, The Philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer, Schopenhauer; Del Mundo Como Voluntad Y Representación Al Pesimismo Metafísico, Nietzsche Y Schopenhauer, Schopenhauer on Scientific Knowledge, Schopenhauers Aesthetic Expirience, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, Schopenhauer-Schule, Schopenhauer's will to life, Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft, schopenhauer and freud, and Metafisica - Schopenhauer
This is one of the most interesting passages in Immanuel Kant's endlessly fascinating 'Critique of Pure Reason'. Added in the 2nd Edition (1787) of his 'Critique', it addresses some of the issues that emerged from the more extreme form of... more
This is one of the most interesting passages in Immanuel Kant's endlessly fascinating 'Critique of Pure Reason'. Added in the 2nd Edition (1787) of his 'Critique', it addresses some of the issues that emerged from the more extreme form of Idealism presented in the 1st Edition (1781). This passage, along with several others in the 2nd Edition, tempers the more thorough-going Idealism that he presented six years earlier. It is a massively stimulating passage as it explores some of the more challenging dimensions of the kind of Idealism that borders on Solipsism. I find particularly inspiring his passage on the reasons he has for the firm distinction between 'Phenomena' and 'Noumena', which no writer before him had made in this way. Reading this passage I can see why Goethe spoke of reading Kant's 'Critique' as being like walking into a room filled with light. This truly is an enlightening passage that takes your mind into an area of thought that is most rewarding for the reader. The Introduction to this edition of the 'Critique' also features on this Academia.edu page - entitled 'The Critic of Pure Reason' (by Edouard d'Araille). Also, the Editor's Note to this edition is included here and the section 'On Time and Space' from Kant's Critique (known as the 'Transcendental Aesthetic'). Other Extracts will be posted.
Research Interests: Kant, Max Scheler, Idealism, Phenomenological Psychology, Phenomenology, and 15 moreKant-studies, German Idealism, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Edmund Husserl, Emmanuel Kant, Immanuel Kant, George Berkeley, John Locke, David Hume, Phenomenology of Space and Place, Kant & neo-Kantianism, Neo-Kantianism, Malebranche, German romanticism and idealism, and Transcendental Idealism
The section 'On the Basis of Evil' from one of the most original essays ever written, exploring freedom from the standpoint of Post-Kantian Idealism. F.W.J. von Schelling's essay is challenging to read but it has been re-edited into... more
The section 'On the Basis of Evil' from one of the most original essays ever written, exploring freedom from the standpoint of Post-Kantian Idealism. F.W.J. von Schelling's essay is challenging to read but it has been re-edited into chapters and presented in a new way so as to make it more easily read. Edouard d'Araille has also provided the briefest of introductions to the life and work of Friedrich Wilhelm Josef von Schelling. In his 'Prefatory Note' he provides a biographical sketch of the author and discusses his work and influences. It is followed by an extract of Josiah Royce's on Schelling which gives a larger picture of the romantic-idealist philosopher. It is a valuable contribution to the philosophy of freedom, surpassed only by Schopenhauer's 'Essay on the Freedom of Will'. This meticulous edited version of von Schelling's essay includes three portraits (one in colour) and full textual annotations.
Research Interests: Psychology of Evil, Theodicy, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Philosophy Of Freedom, Christian Apologetics, and 15 more19th-century German philosophy, Schelling, Problem of Evil, The Problem of Evil, Theology of Suffering and Evil, Philosophy of Evil, Determinism, Freedom, Evil in literature, Apologetics, Free will and determinism debate, Banality of Evil, The Problem of Evil and the Existence of God (Brief Essay), Christian Apologetics and Preaching, and Polemics and Apologetics
An Extract on 'The Origin of Consciousness' from a work that bridges the gap between Schopenhauer's theory of the Will and Freud's theory of the Subconscious. Eduard von Hartmann's work was first published in 1868, over three decades... more
An Extract on 'The Origin of Consciousness' from a work that bridges the gap between Schopenhauer's theory of the Will and Freud's theory of the Subconscious. Eduard von Hartmann's work was first published in 1868, over three decades before Freud's first major work 'The Interpretation of Dreams', in which the sexual element was always prredominant for this latter author. Hartmann's work is a colossal, 3-volume, 1000-page work, but its delvings into the nature of the Universe as essentially 'Unconscious' is still massively in need of being read today. The author's original prefaces, an interview with the author, an introductory essay on von Hartmann, bibliography, annotations and portraits are all included. W.C. Coupland's original translation of the work has been meticulously re-edited and the book has been made more readable for a 21st century audience. - "Our measurements of the rich territory of the Me are far too small or narrow when we omit the immense realm of the Unconscious, this real interior Africa in every sense." Jean-Paul Richter - This Extract on Sexual Love is taken from Edouard d'Araille's new edition of this masterpiece of philosophical thinking. Read this book if you want to investigate the many aspects of the "Unconscious", a concept which had been touched on by thinkers before, yet which von Hartmann alone explored in such penetrating depth. - This work will be of interest both to a psychological and philosophical readership, though it will also be of interest for readers in other related fields (science, nature, biology, neorology), as well as for the general reader who wishes to appreciate one of the most important stages in the history of thought. For von Hartmann, along with Gustav Fechner, J.F. Herbart, C.G. Carus, and W. Wundt, stands as one of the founding fathers of Modern Psychology. In fact, he is the little understood link between the profound philosophical thinking of Arthur Schopenhauer and the theories of the Sub-Conscious of Sigmund Freud. In this vast work von Hartmann discusses 26 aspects of the Unconscious, though he ventures far beyond the realms of psychology by developing his theory into a complete philosophical system. In the present volume (I) Hartmann's focus is upon the Unconscious in bodily life and in the human mind. -
Research Interests: Philosophy of Mind, Consciousness (Psychology), Metaphysics of Consciousness, Altered States of Consciousness, Creativity and Consciousness, and 15 morePsychology of Unconscious, Sigmund Freud, Self Consciousness, Schopenhauer, Consciousness, Freud and Lacan, Evolution of Consciousness, Arthur Schopenhauer, Anthropology of Consciousness, Unconscious cognition, Consciousness Studies, Self-Consciousness, Philosophy of Mind (the hard problem of consciousness), Consciousness and Creativity, and Freud
This chapter of William James's 'Talks to Teachers on Psychology' is an excellent addition to his discussion of consciousness in 'The Principles of Psychology' (2 vols; 1890) by that same author, which was the published form of the first... more
This chapter of William James's 'Talks to Teachers on Psychology' is an excellent addition to his discussion of consciousness in 'The Principles of Psychology' (2 vols; 1890) by that same author, which was the published form of the first university course in psychology, launched at Harvard in the 19th Century. William James (brother of the acclaimed novelist Henry James), whose psychological writing is exemplary and as readable today as when he originally penned this work, makes what is now called the 'Field of Consciousness' of the psychologist thoroughly comprehensible, whilst emphasising with his idea the temporal aspect also, as the 'Stream of Consciousness' described includes not only the present scope of consciousness but the flow from one moment of consciousness to the next. - This passage will be of interest, not only to students of psychology and the philosophy of mind, but also to students of literature, especially those interested in the 'Stream of Consciousness' writing of authors like James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner, Dorothy Miller Richardson and others.
Research Interests: Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Philosophy of Mind, and 15 moreConsciousness (Psychology), James Joyce, Educational Psychology, Creativity and Consciousness, William James, Virginia Woolf, Consciousness, Dorothy Miller Richardson, Consciousness Studies, Stream of Consciousness, James Joyce & Irish Studies, James Joyce's Ulysses, Virginia Woolf Studies, James Joyce The Dubliners, and Consciousness and Creativity
An Extract on 'the value of the Unconscious and Consciousness for human life, from a work that bridges the gap between Schopenhauer's theory of the Will and Freud's theory of the Subconscious. Eduard von Hartmann's work was first... more
An Extract on 'the value of the Unconscious and Consciousness for human life, from a work that bridges the gap between Schopenhauer's theory of the Will and Freud's theory of the Subconscious. Eduard von Hartmann's work was first published in 1868, over three decades before Freud's first major work 'The Interpretation of Dreams', in which the sexual element was always prredominant for this latter author. Hartmann's work is a colossal, 3-volume, 1000-page work, but its delvings into the nature of the Universe as essentially 'Unconscious' is still massively in need of being read today. The author's original prefaces, an interview with the author, an introductory essay on von Hartmann, bibliography, annotations and portraits are all included. W.C. Coupland's original translation of the work has been meticulously re-edited and the book has been made more readable for a 21st century audience. - "Our measurements of the rich territory of the Me are far too small or narrow when we omit the immense realm of the Unconscious, this real interior Africa in every sense." Jean-Paul Richter - This Extract on Sexual Love is taken from Edouard d'Araille's new edition of this masterpiece of philosophical thinking. Read this book if you want to investigate the many aspects of the "Unconscious", a concept which had been touched on by thinkers before, yet which von Hartmann alone explored in such penetrating depth. - This work will be of interest both to a psychological and philosophical readership, though it will also be of interest for readers in other related fields (science, nature, biology, neorology), as well as for the general reader who wishes to appreciate one of the most important stages in the history of thought. For von Hartmann, along with Gustav Fechner, J.F. Herbart, C.G. Carus, and W. Wundt, stands as one of the founding fathers of Modern Psychology. In fact, he is the little understood link between the profound philosophical thinking of Arthur Schopenhauer and the theories of the Sub-Conscious of Sigmund Freud. In this vast work von Hartmann discusses 26 aspects of the Unconscious, though he ventures far beyond the realms of psychology by developing his theory into a complete philosophical system. In the present volume (I) Hartmann's focus is upon the Unconscious in bodily life and in the human mind. -
Research Interests: Philosophy of Mind, Consciousness (Psychology), Metaphysics of Consciousness, Altered States of Consciousness, Creativity and Consciousness, and 15 morePsychology of Unconscious, Sigmund Freud, Self Consciousness, Consciousness, Freud and Lacan, Evolution of Consciousness, Anthropology of Consciousness, Unconscious cognition, Consciousness Studies, Self-Consciousness, Phenomenal Consciousness, Philosophy of Mind (the hard problem of consciousness), Double Consciousness, Consciousness and Creativity, and Freud
This essay, by nineteenth century English Poet and Social Reformer Edward Carpenter, appears as Appendix A. of the 2001 reissue of his classic work of poetry 'Towards Democracy' edited by Edouard d'Araille. Appendix A. from Edward... more
This essay, by nineteenth century English Poet and Social Reformer Edward Carpenter, appears as Appendix A. of the 2001 reissue of his classic work of poetry 'Towards Democracy' edited by Edouard d'Araille. Appendix A. from Edward Carpenter's volume of poetry, Towards Democracy (1882 Edition). It is similar in vision and attitude to Walt Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass' and has been hailed by many as the closest that anyone in England has come to writing a comparable work. The 2001 edition includes many supplementary materials, including: An essay by Richard Maurice Bucke (author of the classic study 'Cosmic Consciousness') on the importance of Carpenter's poetry; An Essay by Mrs. Havelock Ellis on the significance of Carpenter as a literary figure and social reforner, plus the current Essay by Carpenter himself on 'Consciousness without Thought'. The volume also includes a biographical sketch of the author, and Carpenter's own introduction to this work. The text has been meticuloulsy edited and also includes a Select Bibliography of Carpenter's works and two Images - one of the author and one of the wooden hut where Carpenter composed this volume. The present essay expresses in non-fiction prose some of the same things that are expressed through 'Towards Democracy', in poetry.
Research Interests: Consciousness (Psychology), Metaphysics of Consciousness, Altered States of Consciousness, Creativity and Consciousness, Self Consciousness, and 15 moreConsciousness, Evolution of Consciousness, Thoreau, Anthropology of Consciousness, Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Consciousness Studies, Emerson, Planetary consciousness and cosmic consciousness, Phenomenal Consciousness, Cosmic Consciousness, Whitman, Edward Carpenter, and Consciousness and Creativity
This Introductory Essay presents a general survey of Benedetto Croce's life and work to the general reader. Croce, one of the twentieth century's Italian Idealist philosophers, is a notoriously difficult thinker to understand if he is not... more
This Introductory Essay presents a general survey of Benedetto Croce's life and work to the general reader. Croce, one of the twentieth century's Italian Idealist philosophers, is a notoriously difficult thinker to understand if he is not approached with some knowledge of the intellectual culture which preceded him and the problems that he was trying to solve. A brief biography of Croce's life is presented in this essay as well as an overview of his philosophical thought. His period of friendship with fellow philosopher - and some-time Fascist ideologue - Giovanni Gentile is also touched upon, though the main focus of this essay is the challenging work that it introduces, the 'Logic as the Science of the Pure Concept'. It is a work of Italian Idealism and is best understood in the light of Kantian thought to which it is in some ways a return. Immanuel Kant's own theories of Logic and Concepts are invested with new life by Croce and the 'Critique of Pure Reason' is essential reading for properly appreciating the philosophical background of the author. This essay is followed by a Select Bibliography of works by Croce (including translations into English) as well as reference to some useful books written about him. This essay is by no means for the specialist in Italian Philosophy - who will know most facts contained herein as a matter of course - but it will serve as a useful introduction to those who are not familiar with this highly neglected yet greatly influential strand of European Thought.
Research Interests: Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy Of Language, Continental Philosophy, Philosophical Logic, and 15 moreItalian Philosophy, Benedetto Croce, Giovanni Gentile, Italian Neoidealism, Italian Idealism, Historiography, Aesthetics, Benedetto Croce, Kantian and Neo-kantian Thought, Kantianism, Horvat, P. A HISTÓRIA COMO ARTE EM BENEDETTO CROCE, 20th Century Italian Philosophy, Idealismo Italiano, Benedetto Croce, Giovanni Gentile and the Law, Giovanni Gentile - Biblioteca personale, History of Italian Philosophy, and Giovanni Gentile a Campobasso
An exposition of Charles Darwin's 'Theory of Evolution' written by its greatest champion, the British intellectual Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) - a document in which he comprehensively defends Darwin's hypothesis only a few years after... more
An exposition of Charles Darwin's 'Theory of Evolution' written by its greatest champion, the British intellectual Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) - a document in which he comprehensively defends Darwin's hypothesis only a few years after it had been written (1859). Indeed, Darwin himself thought Huxley a greater proponent and defender of his ideas than he himself and he had the utmost respect and admiration for him. A seminal essay from the history of thought, crucial to understanding how Darwin's theory gained sway through the voice of reason and science - for T.H. Huxley was himself a most eminent scientist). Taken from his book 'Lay Sermons, Addresses & Reviews' (Chapter XII; 1870). This article has been posted on Academia.edu in the absence of T.H. Huxley's ability to post it here himself, having died over 125 years ago. I take no credit for his ideas or writing but I have posted this second extract from his work for the benefit of those who may not have had the chance to read it or may not even be aware of the massive contribution his work made to the popularization of Darwin's theories.
Research Interests: Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary Psychology, Human Evolution, Morphological evolution, Evolutionary genetics, and 15 moreEvolutionary ecology (Ecology), Evolution, Evolution of Consciousness, Evolutionary Ecology, Life History Evolution, Darwinism, Darwin, Literary Darwinism Or Evolutionary Literary Theory, Darwinian evolution, Evolución, Charles Darwin, Social Darwinism, Herbert Spencer, Lamarckism, and Evolucion
This incredible chapter from the second volume of Eduard von Hartmann's masterpiece manages to condense a description of the evolution of all life on earth into just over thirty pages. Written at the height of early Evolutionism, this... more
This incredible chapter from the second volume of Eduard von Hartmann's masterpiece manages to condense a description of the evolution of all life on earth into just over thirty pages. Written at the height of early Evolutionism, this depiction of the progress of life through mechanisms of evolution is simply stunning in its compression of detail and vision in such a small space of text. Throughout his setting forth of the evolution of life von Hartmann presents his concept of the Unconscious as the creative, driving force behind all life, his own transformation and development of Arthur Schopenhauer's idea of the 'Will in Nature'. A rewarding chapter for all who have an interest in the literature and philosophy on evolution of organic life, of which it treats directly. This extract is provided here courtesy of Living Time™ Books.
Research Interests: Evolutionary Biology, Human Evolution, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Evolutionary genetics, and 15 moreJungian psychology, Continental Philosophy, Psychology of Unconscious, Sigmund Freud, Jungian and post-Jungian psychology, Schopenhauer, Evolution, Carl G. Jung, Arthur Schopenhauer, 19th-century German philosophy, Unconscious cognition, Unconscious Mind, German Philosophy, Carl Gustav Jung, and Life Science
For students of Existentialism, it is worthwhile to compare Stirner's 'Unique One' with Kierkegaard's 'Solitary One' and Nietzsche's 'Superman'. This extract from Stirner's 'Ego and his Own' includes crucial passages on the 'Unique One'.... more
For students of Existentialism, it is worthwhile to compare Stirner's 'Unique One' with Kierkegaard's 'Solitary One' and Nietzsche's 'Superman'. This extract from Stirner's 'Ego and his Own' includes crucial passages on the 'Unique One'. Stirner's work is a study of the nature of the Ego and Man, which he develops into his own 'Individual' philosophy of Egoism. Max Stirner (the pen-name of Johann Caspar Schmidt) was a massively talented philosopher in the nineteenth century and this is his greatest work, a Philosophy of Individualism, more than anything else, though it shares much in common with Kierkegaard's and Nietzsche's proto-Existentialism. This newly edited edition of an outstanding English translation is introduced by a brief prefatory essay on Max Stirner's life and work by Edouard d'Araille, helping to place 'The Ego and His Own' in the context of Stirner's life and the intellectual culture of his day. The volume also includes textual annotations and three portraits of 'Max Stirner' (including one photograph). Essential to understand the philosophy of anarchy and rebellion, as well as warfare and territorialism. There is more power in these eight pages than in many books of 500 pages in length. His thoughts resonate in the mind a long time after they have been read. Please post your thoughts and comments.
Research Interests: Anarchism, Existential Psychology, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Nietzsche, and 15 moreKierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Paul Sartre, Heidegger, Max Stirner, Individualism, Heidegger's Being and Time, Soren Kierkegaard, Sartre, Existentialism, Søren Kierkegaard, Sartre's existentialism, Heidgger, Existentialism In Philosophy, and Philosophy of Martin Heidegger
The most important extract from this book the bridges the gap between Schopenhauer's theory of the Will and Freud's theory of the Subconscious. This is a colossal, 3-volume, 1000-page work, but its delving into the nature of the Universe... more
The most important extract from this book the bridges the gap between Schopenhauer's theory of the Will and Freud's theory of the Subconscious. This is a colossal, 3-volume, 1000-page work, but its delving into the nature of the Universe as essentially 'Unconscious' is still massively in need of being read today. The author's original prefaces, an interview with the author, an introductory essay on von Hartmann, bibliography, annotations and portraits are all included. W.C. Coupland's original translation of the work has been meticulously re-edited and the book has been made more readable for a 21st century audience. - "Our measurements of the rich territory of the Me are far too small or narrow when we omit the immense realm of the Unconscious, this real interior Africa in every sense." Jean-Paul Richter - This brand new edition of a masterpiece of philosophical thinking, investigates the many aspects of the "Unconscious", a concept which had been touched on by thinkers before, yet which von Hartmann alone explored in such penetrating depth. - This work will be of interest both to a psychological and philosophical readership, though it will also be of interest for readers in other related fields (science, nature, biology, neurology), as well as for the general reader who wishes to appreciate one of the most important stages in the history of thought. For von Hartmann, along with Gustav Fechner, J.F. Herbart, C.G. Carus, and W. Wundt, stands as one of the founding fathers of Modern Psychology. In fact, he is the little understood link between the profound philosophical thinking of Arthur Schopenhauer and the theories of the Sub-Conscious of Sigmund Freud. In this vast work von Hartmann discusses 26 aspects of the Unconscious, though he ventures far beyond the realms of psychology by developing his theory into a complete philosophical system. In the present volume (III) Hartmann's focus is upon the Misery and Meaninglessness of Life - his argument for Global Pessimism.
Research Interests: Death Studies, Meaning of Life, Psychology of Unconscious, Sigmund Freud, Suicide, and 15 moreSchopenhauer, Free Will, Arthur Schopenhauer, 19th-century German philosophy, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, German philosophy, Irrationality, Optimism, German Philosophy, Pessimism, Hopelessness, Eduard von Hartmann, Volition, Concepts: Optimistim and Pessimism, Pessimismo Cosmico, and Freud
This Extract from the volume 'Friedrich Nietzsche' by Georg Brandes, edited by Edouard d'Araille, includes an introductory essay about the nineteenth century literary critic Georg Brandes. This great academic would give a series of... more
This Extract from the volume 'Friedrich Nietzsche' by Georg Brandes, edited by Edouard d'Araille, includes an introductory essay about the nineteenth century literary critic Georg Brandes. This great academic would give a series of lectures on Friedrich Nietzsche at Copenhagen in 1888 which would turn the German philosopher into a household name all round Europe. This essay provides just a brief biographical sketch of Georg Brandes and a survey of some of his literary and critical interests - including Nietzsche, with whom he wouold become close friends. This essay is presented as part of the introductory matter of the volume 'Friedrich Nietzsche' which contains the series of lectures given by Georg Brandes and the correspondence between Nietzsche and himself. This essay itself is importance for the Nietzsche scholar in order to become acquainted with the man who made the philosopher famous. It is sadly ironic that Brandes gave the light of fame to Nietzsche just before the moment that Nietzsche was about to descend into insanity and never return to normality. For one year after the lecture series given by Brandes - which in its written form went under the title 'An Essay on Aristocratic Radicalism - Nietzsche would lose his mind until his death in 1900. Georg Brandes would go on to outlive him by 27 years. The introductory essay is followed by an extract from the beginning of Brandes's lecture series and there are three portraits of Nietzsche (and one of Brandes) included in this sample.
Research Interests: Friedrich Nietzsche, Nietzsche, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, German philosophy, German Philosophy, Existentialism, and 15 morecontinental philosophy(Heidegger-Nietzsche-Schopenhaer-Plato-Kant-Hegel)-philosophy of art- Philosophy and Cinema, Nietzsche’s evaluation on Men of Ressentiment, Nietzsche's philosophy and its protean legacy, History of Philosophy, Plato, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and especially Heidegger, Philosophy of Religion, Philospohy of Art, Philosophy of Nature., filosofia - educação- literatura- Nietzsche - Deleuze- Foucault, Brandes, Nietzsche and Music, Meditation Practice and Theory; Nihilism; Friedrich Nietzsche, Georg Brandes, Nietzsche La Gaya Ciencia, Friedrich Nietzsche Sobre Verdad Y Mentira En Sentido Extramoral, Friedrich Nietzsche La Genealogía De La Moral, Nietzsche di Heidegger, Nietzsche contra Marx, and Modern Philosophy (Nietzsche- Giorgio Colli - Terzo umanesimo third humanism)
An Extract on 'the Unconscious and the God of Theism', from a work that bridges the gap between Schopenhauer's theory of the Will and Freud's theory of the Subconscious. Eduard von Hartmann's work was first published in 1868, over three... more
An Extract on 'the Unconscious and the God of Theism', from a work that bridges the gap between Schopenhauer's theory of the Will and Freud's theory of the Subconscious. Eduard von Hartmann's work was first published in 1868, over three decades before Freud's first major work 'The Interpretation of Dreams', in which the sexual element was always prredominant for this latter author. Hartmann's work is a colossal, 3-volume, 1000-page work, but its delvings into the nature of the Universe as essentially 'Unconscious' is still massively in need of being read today. The author's original prefaces, an interview with the author, an introductory essay on von Hartmann, bibliography, annotations and portraits are all included. W.C. Coupland's original translation of the work has been meticulously re-edited and the book has been made more readable for a 21st century audience. - "Our measurements of the rich territory of the Me are far too small or narrow when we omit the immense realm of the Unconscious, this real interior Africa in every sense." Jean-Paul Richter - Read this book if you want to investigate the many aspects of the "Unconscious", a concept which had been touched on by thinkers before, yet which von Hartmann alone explored in such penetrating depth. - This work will be of interest both to a psychological and philosophical readership, though it will also be of interest for readers in other related fields (science, nature, biology, neorology), as well as for the general reader who wishes to appreciate one of the most important stages in the history of thought. For von Hartmann, along with Gustav Fechner, J.F. Herbart, C.G. Carus, and W. Wundt, stands as one of the founding fathers of Modern Psychology. In fact, he is the little understood link between the profound philosophical thinking of Arthur Schopenhauer and the theories of the Sub-Conscious of Sigmund Freud. In this vast work von Hartmann discusses 26 aspects of the Unconscious, though he ventures far beyond the realms of psychology by developing his theory into a complete philosophical system. This Extract is the main one in which he discusses 'God' as a distinct topic.
Research Interests: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy Of Religion, Consciousness (Psychology), Metaphysics of Consciousness, Jungian psychology, and 15 moreJungian psychology (Religion), Psychology of Unconscious, Sigmund Freud, Jungian and post-Jungian psychology, Consciousness, Freud and Lacan, Evolution of Consciousness, Beliefs, Carl G. Jung, Philosophy of God, Unconscious cognition, Phenomenal Consciousness, Theism, Beliefs and attitudes, and Freud
This Introductory Essay by Edouard d'Araille is about the nineteenth century literary critic Georg Brandes who would give a series of lectures on Friedrich Nietzsche at Copenhagen in 1888 which would turn the German philosopher into a... more
This Introductory Essay by Edouard d'Araille is about the nineteenth century literary critic Georg Brandes who would give a series of lectures on Friedrich Nietzsche at Copenhagen in 1888 which would turn the German philosopher into a household name all round Europe. This essay provides just a brief biographical sketch of Georg Brandes and a survey of some of his literary and critical interests - including Nietzsche, with whom he wouold become close friends. This essay is presented as part of the introductory matter of the volume 'Friedrich Nietzsche' which contains the series of lectures given by Georg Brandes and the correspondence between Nietzsche and himself. This essay itself is importance for the Nietzsche scholar in order to become acquainted with the man who made the philosopher famous. It is sadly ironic that Brandes gave the light of fame to Nietzsche just before the moment that Nietzsche was about to descend into insanity and never return to normality. For one year after the lecture series given by Brandes - which in its written form went under the title 'An Essay on Aristocratic Radicalism - Nietzsche would lose his mind until his death in 1900. Georg Brandes would go on to outlive him by 27 years. He will be remembered more than anything else for 'discovering' Nietzsche.
Research Interests: Philology, Comparative Literature, Philosophy, Literary Criticism, Iconoclasm, and 15 moreContinental Philosophy, Friedrich Nietzsche, Nietzsche, 19th-century German philosophy, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, German philosophy, Denmark, Modern Philosophy, German Philosophy, Nietzsche’s evaluation on Men of Ressentiment, History of Philosophy, Plato, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and especially Heidegger, Philosophy of Religion, Philospohy of Art, Philosophy of Nature., Phenomenology/Post-Phenomenology, Philosophical Hermeneutics, Early Frankfurt School and Walter Benjamin, Marx and Western Marxism, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy and Literatureocial and, Friedrich Nietzche & Philosophy, Lev Shestov, Georg Brandes, and Fyodor Dostoyevsky
An Extract from a work that bridges the gap between Schopenhauer's theory of the Will and Freud's theory of the Subconscious. Eduard von Hartmann's work was first published in 1868, over three decades before Freud's first major work 'The... more
An Extract from a work that bridges the gap between Schopenhauer's theory of the Will and Freud's theory of the Subconscious. Eduard von Hartmann's work was first published in 1868, over three decades before Freud's first major work 'The Interpretation of Dreams', in which the sexual element was always prredominant for this latter author. Hartmann's work is a colossal, 3-volume, 1000-page work, but its delvings into the nature of the Universe as essentially 'Unconscious' is still massively in need of being read today. The author's original prefaces, an interview with the author, an introductory essay on von Hartmann, bibliography, annotations and portraits are all included. W.C. Coupland's original translation of the work has been meticulously re-edited and the book has been made more readable for a 21st century audience. - "Our measurements of the rich territory of the Me are far too small or narrow when we omit the immense realm of the Unconscious, this real interior Africa in every sense." Jean-Paul Richter - This Extract on Sexual Love is taken from Edouard d'Araille's new edition of this masterpiece of philosophical thinking. Read this book if you want to investigate the many aspects of the "Unconscious", a concept which had been touched on by thinkers before, yet which von Hartmann alone explored in such penetrating depth. - This work will be of interest both to a psychological and philosophical readership, though it will also be of interest for readers in other related fields (science, nature, biology, neorology), as well as for the general reader who wishes to appreciate one of the most important stages in the history of thought. For von Hartmann, along with Gustav Fechner, J.F. Herbart, C.G. Carus, and W. Wundt, stands as one of the founding fathers of Modern Psychology. In fact, he is the little understood link between the profound philosophical thinking of Arthur Schopenhauer and the theories of the Sub-Conscious of Sigmund Freud. In this vast work von Hartmann discusses 26 aspects of the Unconscious, though he ventures far beyond the realms of psychology by developing his theory into a complete philosophical system. In the present volume (I) Hartmann's focus is upon the Unconscious in bodily life and in the human mind. -
Research Interests: Sexual Behaviour, Reproduction, Sexuality, Sexual Selection, Psychology of Unconscious, and 15 moreFriedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud, Schopenhauer, Love, Nietzsche, Freud and Lacan, Philosophy of Love, Arthur Schopenhauer, Freud and Feminist Psychoanalysis, Sex Education, Sexual Behavior, Psychology of Love, Love and Relationships, Freud, and Sexual reproduction
The climactic chapter of Eduard von Hartmann's three-volume Masterwork. What better way to introduce this chapter than to let von Hartmann do so himself: "We have in our previous inquiries ever and again met with two principles, Will and... more
The climactic chapter of Eduard von Hartmann's three-volume Masterwork. What better way to introduce this chapter than to let von Hartmann do so himself: "We have in our previous inquiries ever and again met with two principles, Will and Idea, without the assumption of which no explanation would be possible, and which are really principles, i.e., original elements, because every attempt to resolve them into simpler elements appears from the first hopeless , but all previous endeavours to refer one to the other are to be regarded as miscarrying. We have, however, also nowhere needed other than these two principles for our explanations, and what perhaps might be regarded as principia, feeling or sensation and consciousness, we have seen to be phenomenal consequences of our principles. Other elementary activities, as imagining, willing, perceiving, or feeling, have, so far as I know, never been introduced even tentatively in any spiritualistic philosophy , so that he alone could find fault with our adhering to Will and Idea who, on his part, should furnish the proof that the previously received elementary functions of the mind are not the right ones, and show what others are to be put in their place. Now, as concerns our conceptions of these principia, we proceeded here too purely empirically, and inductively. We understood them, in the first place, as the ordinary intelligence formed in the leading-strings of the Teutonic languages apprehends them, and altered, extended, and limited them as the scientific need of explaining facts required. The starting-point of our philosophising is accordingly anthropological, so far as the linguistic popular consciousness and philosophic empiricism derive both from the inner experience of the mental activity of men. In fact, this starting-point appears, after a little reflection, the only possible one. Only what we are able to understand by analogy with ourselves, only that are we able at all to understand of the world; and were we not ourselves a piece of the world, and had not our anthropological elementary functions, like all the other phenomena of this world, grown out of the common simple fundamental principles of this world, then with the absence of resemblance and analogy between us and the rest of this world all possibility also of an understanding of the same would be cut off for us". And it only gets more fascinating...
Research Interests: Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Evolutionary Psychology, Metaphysics of Consciousness, Jungian psychology, and 15 morePsychology of Unconscious, Myths and Symbols as carriers of unconscious content, Sigmund Freud, Consciousness, Freud and Lacan, Evolution of Consciousness, Carl G. Jung, Anthropology of Consciousness, Unconscious cognition, Consciousness Studies, Unconscious Mind, Carl Gustav Jung, Unconscious Processes, Eduard von Hartmann, and Freud
Here is one of the most significant section of renowned Danish critic Georg Brandes's seminal study 'Friedrich Nietzsche'. It provides the complete correspondence between these two intellectuals, who also became respectful friends. In... more
Here is one of the most significant section of renowned Danish critic Georg Brandes's seminal study 'Friedrich Nietzsche'. It provides the complete correspondence between these two intellectuals, who also became respectful friends. In fact, Brandes was one of the few figures who Nietzsche esteemed and cared about, as witnessed by the fact it was to Brandes he wrote one his very last letters (included here). The book as a whole also provides great insight into Nietzsche as Brandes appreciated his philosophy better than any other critic of his day. 'Friedrich Nietzsche' includes the lecture series that made Nietzsche a household name throughout Europe, the complete correspondence between Brandes and Nietzsche (provided here), plus later appraisal of Nietzsche's work, including consideration of his importance after his death. Supplementary materials featured in that volume, include an introductory essay on Brandes and several portraits of Nietzsche and Brandes. It is a fully revised version of the A.G. Chater translation with complete annotations, literary and linguistic, by Nietzsche and Brandes.
Research Interests: Existential Phenomenological Psychotherapy, Existential Psychology, Humanistic-Existential, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, and 15 moreExistential Therapy, Nietzsche, Existential Psychotherapy, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, German philosophy, Existentialism, Existence, Existential phenomenology, Existencialismo, Nietzsche’s evaluation on Men of Ressentiment, Nietzche, Existensialism, Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, Existentialism In Philosophy, and Georg Brandes
This Introductory Essay presents to the general reader a few facts about Leon Shestov's life and thought. Little-known outside his native Russia, Shestov is one of the most significant philosophers and critics of modern Russia. He is at... more
This Introductory Essay presents to the general reader a few facts about Leon Shestov's life and thought. Little-known outside his native Russia, Shestov is one of the most significant philosophers and critics of modern Russia. He is at once a thinker in his own right and a deep-thinking critic of literature and philosophies. This essay includes a short biography of his life and a sketch of some of his philosophical ideas, including those presented in his intriguingly named 'The Apotheosis of Groundlessness' (the original title for 'All Things are Possible!). He is an existentialist and individualist in his thinking, and it is interesting to not that he has written monographs on Friedrich Nietzsche and Soren Kierkegaard - the two most fundamental forefathers of 20th century Existentialism. In the work that this essay introduces Shestov takes time to compare the European (or Western) and the Russian ways of thinking. He explores these two Weltanschauungs and go deep to the heart of the divergences between these two philosophies. Leon Shestov is a fascinating writer who is one of the few - apart from Nietzsche and Lichtenberg - who can express his philosophy through a series of thoughts and aphorisms. This essay includes a select bibliography of Shestov's key works of philosophy and criticism.
Research Interests: Russian Literature, Philosophy, Friedrich Nietzsche, Russian Philosophy, Kierkegaard, and 15 moreDostoevsky, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Soren Kierkegaard, Nikolai Berdyaev, William Shakespeare, Turgenev, Léon Chestov, Lev Shestov, N. Berdyaev, Lev Shestov, Lew Szestow, Georg Brandes, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, Shestov, and Chestov
This section of Georg Brandes's seminal study of Friedrich Nietzsche's life and work was written after the death of the great German philosopher in 1900. Brandes spends the large part of this chapter looking at the influences and legacy... more
This section of Georg Brandes's seminal study of Friedrich Nietzsche's life and work was written after the death of the great German philosopher in 1900. Brandes spends the large part of this chapter looking at the influences and legacy of Nietzsche's work and it is a stimulating passage that makes one reflect on the early impact of his work at the turn of the century (1900). Some observations on Nietzsche's influences and impact from this seminal work by the renowned Danish critic. The rest of the work includes the lecture series that made Nietzsche a household name throughout Europe, the complete correspondence between Brandes and Nietzsche, plus supplementary materials, including an introductory essay on Brandes and several portraits of Nietzsche and Brandes. Taken from the fully revised version of the A.G. Chater translation by historian of thought Edouard d'Araille, with complete annotations.
Research Interests: Existential Phenomenological Psychotherapy, Existential Psychology, Humanistic-Existential, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud, and 15 moreSchopenhauer, Wagner Studies, Existential Therapy, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Freud and Lacan, Existential Psychotherapy, Arthur Schopenhauer, Richard Wagner, Soren Kierkegaard, Existentialism, Existence, Søren Kierkegaard, Existentialism In Philosophy, and Freud
This is an Extract from a key work by the Russian Existentialist Critic Leon Shestov on the philosophical difference between the cultural and literary mentality of the East and West, that is, of Europe and Russia. Includes the complete... more
This is an Extract from a key work by the Russian Existentialist Critic Leon Shestov on the philosophical difference between the cultural and literary mentality of the East and West, that is, of Europe and Russia. Includes the complete text of the 1905 Petersburg Edition translated into English by S.S. Koteliansky. Brief introductory essay by Edouard d'Araille with some details about Shestov's life and thought as well as a brief bibliography of his major works. Also includes a perceptive foreword by novelist D.H.Lawrence. A unique book written in a Nietzschean 'aphoristic' style which has a great impact on the mind even a long time after it has been read. This extract is from the Digital edition of the original LTP print edition. and is 50 pages in length including the cover.
Research Interests: Russian Studies, Comparative Literature, Russian Literature, Russian, Shakespeare, and 15 moreFriedrich Nietzsche, Russian Philosophy, Nietzsche, Russian History, Dostoevsky, Russian Intellectual History, Russia, Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky, Existentialism, Existence, Existencialismo, D.H. Lawrence, Lev Shestov, Existensialism, and Existentialism In Philosophy
This supplementary essay from the volume 'Friedrich Nietzsche' by Danish Critic Georg Brandes has been uploaded here as it may be of immense benefit to some students of Nietzsche. I unearthed it from a volume by the Danish Philospher and... more
This supplementary essay from the volume 'Friedrich Nietzsche' by Danish Critic Georg Brandes has been uploaded here as it may be of immense benefit to some students of Nietzsche. I unearthed it from a volume by the Danish Philospher and Historian of Philosophy Harald Høffding (1843-1931). It is an excellent piece of writing and it is hard to believe that it was simply a lecture. In its short space it provides an easy-to-digest account of Nietzsche and some of his most significant thought. It is divided into 7 sections: A. Synopsis and Biography; B. Nietzsche's Writings; C. The Starting-Point of the Historian of Culture; D. The Goal of History and the Social Dualism; E. The Slave Revolt in Morality; F. The Philosophical Ground of the Social Dualism; plus, G. The Last Yea, and Zarathustra's Death. It is followed by a complete section of Textual Annotations which provide further enlightenment on a number of points made by Harald Høffding in his deep and fascinating study of Nietzsche. I am not the author only the editor of this translated work. It was published by Living Time Global (this eBook version by Living Time Digital) where I was senior editor for the Living Time World Thought series. I hope that this essay will be beneficial to students of Nietzsche as well as students of Harald Høffding, who was the most respected Danish Philosopher of his day.
Research Interests: Ethics, Evolution of Morality, Friedrich Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Morality (Social Psychology), and 15 moreNietzsche, Kierkegaard, Arthur Schopenhauer, The Theology of Søren Kierkegaard, Max Stirner, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, German philosophy, Soren Kierkegaard, Existentialism, Morality, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche’s evaluation on Men of Ressentiment, Søren Kierkegaard, Ethics, Philosophy, Existentialism, Existentialism In Philosophy, and Georg Brandes
This essay by Stefan Zweig about Lafcadio Hearn serves as a perfect introduction to the life and work of this totally individual writer and critic. Zweig tells Hearn's story in a lively and thought-provoking way like few biographers ever... more
This essay by Stefan Zweig about Lafcadio Hearn serves as a perfect introduction to the life and work of this totally individual writer and critic. Zweig tells Hearn's story in a lively and thought-provoking way like few biographers ever do. He takes us from the impoverished writer in America, hopeless and out of his element, to the master of Japanese literature who finds a new lease of life for himself in Japan. Lafcadio Hearn comes across as an enigmatic and alluring figure, the American son of a Greek mother and Irish father, he is out of his place in the states yet makes the culture and literature and heritage of Japan his own, contributing more to the study of itss language and literature than any outsider had before. He tells the ghost stories of Japan, analyzes its myths and poetry, recounts its history and speaks of its traditions and mores in such an engaging way that anyone who reads his words will want to visit the land of Nippon. Stefan Zweig's essay has been translated from the German into English by Edouard d'Araille. It is hoped that this essay will entice more readers to discover the works of Lafcadio Hearn, in particular the book in which this introductory essay appears.
Research Interests: Japanese Studies, Japanese Philosophy, Japanese Literature, Japanese Language And Culture, Japanese Religions, and 15 moreJapanese History, Japanese, Japan, Japanese Culture, Yukio Mishima, Stefan Zweig, Japanese ghosts and demons, Japanese fiction, Japanese poetry, medieval Japanese poetry, Dazai Osamu, Lafcadio Hearn, Hearn, Nippon, and Japanese ghosts
Chapter 'On Philosophy' from the New English Edition of this vital work of Italian Idealist Philosophy by Benedetto Croce. This section of the work deals with Croce's definition of what Philosophy is from his standpoint of the 'Pure... more
Chapter 'On Philosophy' from the New English Edition of this vital work of Italian Idealist Philosophy by Benedetto Croce. This section of the work deals with Croce's definition of what Philosophy is from his standpoint of the 'Pure Concept'. The essay from which this extract has been taken includes an Introductory Essay on his life and work by Edouard d'Araille, including a discussion of some of his philosophical ideas - which is available to download as a separate file from this Academia.edu page. The volume also includes a select Bibliography of Croce's works (and some works about him) as well as complete textual annotations to the core text. Meticulously re-edited from the first UK translation, this volume is essential for all students of Idealism, Neo-Kantian Philosophy and 20th Century Italian Philosophy. The current extract provides a taste of Croce's incisive thinking on philosophy.
Research Interests: Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy Of Language, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and 15 morePhilosophy Of Religion, Italian Studies, Philosophy Of Mathematics, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Art, Continental Philosophy, Philosophy Of Law, Philosophy of Mathematics Education, Moral Philosophy, History Of Modern Philosophy, Italian Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Benedetto Croce, Giovanni Gentile, and History of Philosophy
An incredible Philosophical Essay from this unique collection of stories, essays and studies by American-turned-Japanese Author Lafcadio Hearn. In this essay Lafcadio Hearn reflects upon the impact of Nineteenth Century Evolutionist... more
An incredible Philosophical Essay from this unique collection of stories, essays and studies by American-turned-Japanese Author Lafcadio Hearn. In this essay Lafcadio Hearn reflects upon the impact of Nineteenth Century Evolutionist philosopher Herbert Spencer's theories on the expanse and duration of the universe - and on what came before any matrix of being even existed. It is deep stuff and will send the curious reader back in the direction of Herbert Spencer's 'First Principles'. This is the sole extract provided here but the book overall (just to tell you a little more about it) is introduced by a biographical essay on the life and work of Lafcadio Hearn by modern German novelist Stefan Zweig. He provides an intelligent and deep-thinking portrayal of one of Japan's greatest imports. The volume includes full textual annotations and two portraits of the author (one drawing, one photograph). A beautifully edited book which is an inspiring joy to read. Meticulously edited by Edouard d'Araille, who has also translated Zweig's essay from German into English and presented the entire text in a refreshing way.
Research Interests: Japanese Studies, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Cosmology (Physics), and 15 moreJapanese Literature, Japanese Language And Culture, Metaphysics of Consciousness, Metaphysics of Time, Evolution, Japan, Philosophy of Cosmology, Space and Time (Philosophy), Darwinism, Theoretical Cosmology, Darwin, Cosmology, Existentialism, Herbert Spencer, and Lafcadio Hearn
This is the complete 'Introduction' to Guido De Ruggiero's 'Existentialism' written by Rayner Heppenstall. It is an amazing introductory essay that provides a fascinating welcome to the philosophy of existentialism in a a different way to... more
This is the complete 'Introduction' to Guido De Ruggiero's 'Existentialism' written by Rayner Heppenstall. It is an amazing introductory essay that provides a fascinating welcome to the philosophy of existentialism in a a different way to the book as a whole. It is a unique book in that it was the first proper study of the philosophy of existentialism and it is refreshing for its critical approach and deep discussion of the issues at the heart of this philosophy. I re-edited the excellent translation of Rayner Heppenstall for this book and his outstanding introduction is included, which provides another perspective on the history of Existentialism than that of De Ruggiero. The British Philosopher Collingwood translated De Ruggiero's more substantial history of modern philosophy, to which this is in a way an addenda as the subject material had not been included in that book. My task was that of re-presenting this deep study of 'Existentialism', and I have included the complete textual annotations and added some images and a brief editor's note so as to complete the volume. The key figures studied in this volume are Soren Kierkegaard, Martin Heidegger, Karl Jaspers and Gabriel Marcel though De Ruggiero (and Heppenstall in his introduction also) make reference to many other existential authors and tackle the 'Philosophy of Existence' as a movement of thought that is is need of some measured appraisal. The introductory essay will give you a good taste of the subject matter of Guido De Ruggieo's study.
Research Interests: Existential Psychology, Phenomenology, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Nietzsche, and 15 moreKierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Paul Sartre, Heidegger, Karl Jaspers, Albert Camus, Soren Kierkegaard, Sartre, Existentialism, Existence, Existencialismo, Gabriel Marcel, Existensialism, Existentialism In Philosophy, and Guido De Ruggiero
This is the title essay from Lafcadio Hearn's incredible and varied book on Japan 'The Romance of the Milky Way'. In this essay he delves into the Japanese legends about Tanabata-Sama, the 'Weaving Lady of the Universe'. The essay... more
This is the title essay from Lafcadio Hearn's incredible and varied book on Japan 'The Romance of the Milky Way'. In this essay he delves into the Japanese legends about Tanabata-Sama, the 'Weaving Lady of the Universe'. The essay combines an appreciation of Japanese with a reflection on several versions of this legend and Lafcadio Hearn's own thoughts on the themes at the heart of these mythical narratives. The text comes from the Living Time Press 2006 edition of his work by Edouard d'Araille. The essay on Lafcadio Hearn by Stefan Zweig (translated from the German into modern-day English by Edouard d'Araille) is available to download as a separate file from academia.edu. There are also the extracts 'Ultimate Questions' and 'Goblin Poetry' available to download from this site (and extracted from the same 'd'Araille Edition' of 'The Romance of the Milky Way'.
Research Interests: Mythology And Folklore, Asian Studies, Japanese Studies, Comparative Literature, Mythology, and 15 moreJapanese Philosophy, Japanese Literature, Japanese Language And Culture, Japanese Religions, Japanese History, Japanese, Folk legends, Modern Japanese Literature, Japanese Literature and Culture, Japan, Japanese Culture, Comparative mythology, Myth, Folk Studies, Legends, Tokyo, and Lafcadio Hearn
Ground-breaking analysis of Death by the key Existentialist philosopher Paul-Louis Landsberg who died in a German concentration camp during the Second World War. A part of the group of philosophers embracing Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus... more
Ground-breaking analysis of Death by the key Existentialist philosopher Paul-Louis Landsberg who died in a German concentration camp during the Second World War. A part of the group of philosophers embracing Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Simone de Beauvoir, Paul-Louis Landsberg was published in the journal 'Les Temps Modernes' and released several works before his premature death at the hands of the Nazis. The present work 'The Experience of Death' is coupled with an equally forceful study of the 'Moral Problem of Suicide'. The portion of the work on death is perhaps the most perceptive and searching existentialist analysis of death apart from that of Martin Heidegger which features in his magnum opus 'Being and Time'. Landsberg was a Christian yet although he expresses some Christian views in his work he does not force any of his beliefs on his readers. In fact, as a Christian philosopher he is a controversial figure because of his liberal and forward-thinking views on suicide. This is a book that makes a deep impact upon anyone who dares to accompany the author on his honest explorations of Death and Suicide. - Brief biographical details and a bibliography are provided as well as full textual annotations and an Editor's Note as introduction. The volume is edited by the Historian of Thought Edouard d'Araille and has been provided as a complete text on Academia.edu for the last twelve months, courtesy of Living Time Global, the publishers. In place of the complete text, a key extract from the work is now provided at this web location.