On the Eternal in Man

by Scheler,Max

• ISBN13: 9781412810722
• ISBN10: 1412810728
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-11-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Max Scheler (1874-1928) decisively influenced Germanphilosophy in the period after the First World War, atime of upheaval and new beginnings. Without him, theproblems of German philosophy today, and its attemptsto solve them would be quite inconceivable. What wasnew in his philosophy was that he used phenomenologyto investigate spiritual realities.The subject of On the Eternal in Man is the divine andits reality, the originality and non-derivation of religiousexperience. Scheler shows the characteristic quality of thatwhich is religious. It is a particular essence that cannotbe reduced to anything else. It is a sphere that belongsessentially to humankind; without it we would not be human.If genuine fulfillment is denied it, substitutes comeinto being. This religious sphere is the most essential,decisive one. It determines man’s basic attitude towardsreality and in a sense the color, extent and position of allthe other human domains in life. It forms the basis forvarious views about life and thought.Scheler was emphatically an intuitive philosopher. InScheler’s work the break between being as the almightybut blind rage and value as the knowing but powerlessspirit-has become complete, and makes of each humana split being. Personal experiences may be reflected here.The development of Scheler’s work as a whole was highlydependent on his personal experiences. It is this that givesScheler’s work its liveliness and its validity.

Author Biography

Max Scheler (1874-1928) was a professor of philosophy and sociology at the University of Cologne and was best known for his work in phenomenology, ethics, and philosophical anthropology. Graham McAleer is professor of philosophy and co-chair of the Catholic Social Thought Committee at Loyola College in Maryland. He is also the author of the new introduction of Transaction's other Max Scheler book, The Nature of Sympathy.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition	p. vii
Foreword	p. 7
Translator's note	p. 10
Preface to first German edition	p. 11
Preface to second German edition	p. 15
Repentance And Rebirth	p. 33
The Nature Of Philosophy And The Moral Preconditions Of Philosophical Knowledge	p. 67
The autonomy of philosophy	p. 70
The philosophical attitude (the idea of the philosopher)	p. 72
Analysis of the moral upsurge	p. 89
The moral upsurge as a personal act of 'the whole man'
Starting-point and elements of the moral upsurge
Philosophy's object and cognitive attitude	p. 98
Problems Of Religion	p. 105
The renewal of religion
Religion and Philosophy	p. 128
Existing views typified
The types of partial and total identity
Dualistic views
The system of conformity
The Essential Phenomenology of Religion	p. 161
Branches of study
The Divine
Basic character of the divine
The attributes of God in natural religion
Growth and decline of the natural knowledge of God
Attributes of the divine mind
The religious act
The immanent aspects of the religious act
Religious acts are a law unto themselves
The religious act in its internal and external, individual and social aspects
No man can avoid the religious act
Some recent basic theories of natural religion
Why no New Religion?	p. 332
The idea of a personal God conflicts with the expectation of a new religion
The prospects of a 'new religion', seen in the light of the socio-histortcal distribution of cognitive aptitudes
Christian Love And The Twentieth Century: An Address	p. 357
Humanitarianism and the Christian commandment of love	p. 367
The Christian idea of community	p. 373
The present relevance of the Christian idea of community	p. 378
The Reconstruction Of European Culture: An Address	p. 403
The political framework and moral conditions of cultural reconstruction in Europe	p. 405
The formative powers available for the spiritual renewal of Europe	p. 422
Editorial Notice, by Frau Maria Scheler	p. 449
Bibliography of Scheler's published works	p. 457
Annotations, by Frau Scheler	p. 462
A Note on the Author, by I. M. Bochenski	p. 471
Index of Names	p. 479
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