O pessimismo e a questao social em philipp mainlander. The worlds creation as gods selfdestruction blogger. But as god is eternal by nature, the only way to achieve nonexistence for the immortal god. The heroic pessimist on the night of 1 april 1876, the young philipp batz, only 34 years old, standing on stacked copies of his just published philosophical work, hanged himself. Publication date 199912 usage public domain mark 1. Redemption in poetry and philosophy explores how this need for redemption is realized in the postchristian poetics of william wordsworth and philosophical imagination of immanuel kant. Mainlander philosophy of redemption by philipp mainlander. The immanent philosophy of philipp mainlander first version mirror of yuyuhunters translation of philipp mainlanders works as of 20180730. Simon haines critiques the secular modes of salvation articulated by each figure to illustrate the shortcomings of modern, postchristian imagination. I am still reading through it just to get a feel for mainlander s work. The philosophy of mind covers all philosophical topics pertaining to the mind and mental states.
The philosophy of redemption is the continuation of the teachings of kant and schopenhauer. Remembering mainlander how to get through a life not. First, by the traditional divisions drawn between kinds of mental states. I am sorry that the translation of philosophy of redemption came out so sloppy, and i realize that reading through it may be difficult. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. He taught that suicide is the only consistent and correct conclusion to draw from schopenhauers doctrine. Philipp mainlander october 5, 1841 april 1, 1876 was a german poet and philosopher. The first volume of mainlanders philosophy of redemptionphilosophy of salvation. Sep 11, 2012 a much superior reading of divine creation was given by the 19th c. Mainlanders philosophy of redemption oxford scholarship.
May god, jesus, the holy spirit and christianity be our guiding light for eternity. After doing so, he used a pile of copies of his own books as a pedestal and hanged himself in his residence in offenbach. He, like me, was an impas sioned reader of schopenhauer, under whose inluence and perhaps under that of the gnostics he imagined that we are fragments of a god who, at the beginning of time, destroyed himself, avid for nonbeing. Can anyone tell me if philip mainlanders philosophy of redemption is available in english to people in austrlia or us or europe. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Universal his tory is the shadowy death throes of those fragments. Analysis of the shawshank redemption philosophy essay. This chapter is a general introduction to the philosophy of philipp mainl. May, 2017 ordinary philosophy is a labor of love and adfree, supported by patrons and readers like you.
The stanford encyclopedia of philosophy organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an uptodate reference work. Pdf of the english translations of mainlanders work in this reddit. The first volume of mainlanders philosophy of redemption philosophy of salvation. Born philipp batz, he later changed his name to mainlander in homage to his hometown, offenbach am main. Almaarri the bust, leopardi, mainlander, bahnsen, zapffe. Please guide us and direct us in our pursuit to stay away from sin and to live a holy life. In a letter to his publisher batz expressed the wish for his work to be published under the pseudonym philipp mainlander, a name that honoured his home town. Booksarticles on coming to terms with suicideimpending. Notwithstanding the existentialist insights of the shawshank redemption, several scenes highlight shortcomings in sartres notion that hell is other people. I hadnt heard of mainlander until i read ligottis conspiracy against the human race i can also claim to have been blessed by the fact that i.
I am interested in reading philosophy of redemption since i was 15 years old, i am 24 now and could not find yet a version of philosophy of redemption in english or spanish. The media has always depicted prison to be a negative place and the movie the shawshank redemption is a prime example. Any support you can offer will be deeply appreciated. The fact that this, now, in britain, was the primary moral shock tells us a good deal about wordsworths trajectory from bliss to collapse. He was 34 years old when he left the assembly line of death and entered the eternal kingdom of absolute nothingness. Thus spoke zarathustra 1883, of passing by whatever i create and how much i love it soon i have to oppose it thus spoke zarathustra, of selfovercoming. In the last few decades a number of christians who are professional philosophers and apologists have called for a distinctively christian approach to doing philosophy. Our world, writes mainlander in his philosophy of redemption is the means and the only means of achieving nonexistence. Dec 28, 2010 philip mainlander and his works, can someone help ne out in here. Access study documents, get answers to your study questions, and connect with real tutors for phil philosophy.
Hence mainlander saw the purpose of his philosophy as the formulation of a modern doctrine of redemption, a doctrine that should be completely consistent with the naturalistic worldview of modern science. In 1987 john frame already indicated the direction to take. German philosopher, philipp mainlander, who conceived of whats likely the most depressing thought ever to enter anyones head, who wrote whats been called the most radical system of philosophical pessimism based on that thought, the twovolume philosophy of redemption. Sep 30, 2014 i found a fairly large germanenglish dictionary for free at the church of reason library, so i may grab the philosophy of redemption and read it as an esoteric exercise. The heroic pessimist on the night of 1 april 1876, the young philipp. The film shawshank redemption also explained how prison is used for punishment purposes and proved that prison can function as if it were a piece of machinery. Several attempts failed, before he got to write his 1. All views and opinions expressed by guest writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of ordinary philosophys editors and publishers. His philosophy, he was proud to say, would be the first attempt to ground the essential truths of salvation on the basis of nature alone. A godcentered approach to the big questions poythress, vern s. Austrianborn rudolf steiner was a noted goethe see vol.
Philip mainlander and his works, can someone help ne out in. In his view, immortality, the eternal existence, is unbearable and agonizing even for god. Slow loading, useless ocr, outrageously huge file size and 956 document pages for 623 book pages, some of which are completely unreadable see page 142160534. Mystery of the redemption chapters 4 flashcards quizlet. Would anyone be able to give me more info on him, of course ive already read the wikipedia entry on him.
Topics philosophy collection opensource language english. The philosophy of redemption by philipp mainlander goodreads. This is plainly set forth in the following points on the philosophy of redemption. Start studying mystery of the redemption chapters 4. Please, i would be eternally grateful if you could forward me a pdf or a link where i can buy the book. I am still reading through it just to get a feel for mainlanders work. Remembering mainlander how to get through a life not worth. Jan 03, 2016 i praise you for your grace in sending us your wisdom about philosophy of redemption.