{"product_id":"the-science-politics-and-ontology-of-life-philosophy-9781441123534","title":"The Science, Politics, and Ontology of Life-Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Scott M. Campbell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Movements - Phenomenology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLebensphilosophie\u003c\/i\u003e, central to nineteenth-century philosophical thought, is concerned with the meaning, value and purpose of life. In this much-needed study, historical \u003ci\u003elebensphilosophie\u003c\/i\u003e is returned to the core of philosophical investigations and revealed in the contemporary ascendency of 'life' in philosophical thinking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholars from aesthetics, bioethics and ontology examine how the notion of life has made its way into \u003cbr\u003econtemporary philosophical discussions. They identify three main themes: the shift toward biological and technological views of life, altering Dilthey and Nietzsche's emphasis on historical life over biological life; the relationship between biopolitics and political liberalism and the re-emergence of the idea of life - so important for the traditional life-philosophers - in recent discussions about care of the self, existential gratitude skepticism and the emotions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnticipating new directions of philosophical thinking, this study restores a vital school of thought to crucial discussions about the dangers of contemporary politics and the threat of new technologies.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45087657689239,"sku":"9781441123534","price":17761.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781441123534.webp?v=1767266864","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-science-politics-and-ontology-of-life-philosophy-9781441123534","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}