Bøker av Walter Kaufmann

One of the foremost resources on existentialism from renowned philosopher, poet, and Nietzsche translator Walter Kaufmann-a must-read for philosophers, both armchair and professional. Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre provides basic writings of Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Rilke, Kafka, Ortega, Jaspers, Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus, including some not previously translated, along with an invaluable introductory essay by Walter Kaufmann.

The extent to which the government should be involved with regulation in the private sector is a much-debated question. This text explores both the positive and the negative consequences of governmental regulations, covering how regulation is formulated and enforced.

In this second volume of a trilogy that represents a landmark contribution to philosophy, psychology, and intellectual history, Walter Kaufmann has selected three seminal figures of the modem period who have radically altered our understanding of what it is to be human

This immensely readable and absorbing book - the first of a three-volume series on understanding the human mind - concentrates on three major figures who have changed our image of human beings

What is regulation? Under what circumstances is it needed? What forms should it take? Such questions are especially relevant at a time in United States history when governmental involvement in decisions formerly left to individuals and business firms evokes concern on all sides of the political spectrum

Few philosophers have had as much influence as Hegel

Reprint. Originally published: New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980.

Few philosophers have had as much influence as Hegel. When he died in 1831, he not only dominated German philosophy, but also left his mark on the study of religion and art, on historical studies, and on political thought. This book focuses on Hegel's political philosophy.

Originally published in 1980 by McGraw-Hill.

Provides a description and preservation of Oriental notational systems, the study of which makes possible understanding of Eastern art music and demonstrates its character to the student more meaningfully than does the mere presentation of recordings and musical examples written in Western staff notation.