Walter Kaufmann: 28 books

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. Much later, Lenin insisted that no one could completely comprehend Karl Marx...

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. Kaufmann drastically revises traditional conceptions of Goethe, Kant, and Hegel, showing how their ideas...

What is Existentialism? It is perhaps the most misunderstood of modern philosophic positions—misunderstood by reason of its broad popularity and general unfamiliarity with its origins, representatives, and principles. Existential thinking does not originate with Jean Paul Sartre. It has prior...

Herbert Marcuse called the preface to Hegel's Phenomenology "one of the greatest philosophical undertakings of all times." This summary of Hegel's system of philosophy is now available in English translation with commentary on facing pages. While remaining faithful to the author's meaning, Walter Kaufmann has removed many encumbrances inherent in Hegel's style.

In Kurz- und Kürzestgeschichten läßt Walter Kaufmann uns an seiner bewegenden Lebensreise teilhaben. Ein nachhaltiges Lese-Erlebnis. 'In dieser meisterlichen Kurzprosa zeigt sich die Spannweite zwischen Region und Welt, zwischen Vertrautem und Fremden, zwischen kleinen Verhältnissen und exotischen...

First published in 1961, this volume brings together basic writings and religious truths and morals from a wide range of sources. Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Plus II, Leo XIII, Nietzsche, James, Royce, Wilde, Freud, Niemöller, Barth, Maritain, Tillich, Schweitzer, Buber, Camus, and others, all have...

Like all children Stefan lives in a world of his own-a carefree world of his own fantasies. But Stefan is the son of a Jewish lawyer in pre-World War II Germany . .. Why were those men in brown uniforms chasing that lad? Why did he deny being a Jew when he was so ashamed of himself afterwards? When...

The extent to which government should be involved with regulation in the private sector is much debated. More fundamentally, one might ask exactly what is regulation, why is it needed, how is it formulated, and how is it enforced? These questions are especially relevant at a time in United States...

“The present essay is a pragmatic study of monarchism as a political factor in Germany during the period of the Weimar Republic. It seeks to illuminate the history of that period by concentrating on the most powerful opposing force with which the democratic republic in Germany was confronted during...

This classic is the benchmark against which all modern books about Nietzsche are measured. When Walter Kaufmann wrote it in the immediate aftermath of World War II, most scholars outside Germany viewed Nietzsche as part madman, part proto-Nazi, and almost wholly unphilosophical. Kaufmann rehabilitated...

Originally published in 1959, The Faith of a Heretic is the most personal statement of the beliefs of Nietzsche biographer and translator Walter Kaufmann. A first-rate philosopher in his own right, Kaufmann here provides the fullest account of his views on religion. Although he considered himself...

Die öffentliche Debatte über Migration ist heute ebenso geprägt von Ängsten und Befürchtungen wie von Idealisierung. Was fehlt, sind Perspektiven für die Zukunft - kritische Analysen und optimistische Entwürfe, die von der Öffentlichkeit aufgenommen und diskutiert werden können. Das vorliegende...

"Die von ihrer materiellen und politischen Last befreite Kirche kann sich besser und auf wahrhaft christliche Weise der ganzen Welt zuwenden, wirklich weltoffen sein ... Um so mehr ist es wieder an der Zeit, die wahre Entweltlichung zu finden, die Weltlichkeit der Kirche beherzt abzulegen."...

Das Memorandum "Kirche 2011: Ein notwendiger Aufbruch" von katholischen Theologieprofessorinnen und -professoren hat kontroverse Reaktionen hervorgerufen. Der Band versammelt Unterzeichner und Nichtunterzeichner, die ihre Zustimmung bzw. Ablehnung in persönlichen Beiträgen theologisch...