Roots in the Air

A Philosophical Autobiography of a Philosopher, Artist, and Musician
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-36434-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 328, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

Reihe: Value Inquiry Book Series / Philosophy, Literature, and Politics

By way of dialogues, Michael Krausz offers philosophical reflections about his life as philosopher, artist, and musician. He also rehearses his views about relativism, interpretation, creativity, and self-realization. Much of Krausz’s work has been inspired by conversations with thinkers such as Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, Isaiah Berlin, the Dalai Lama, and musicians such as Josef Gingold, Frederik Prausnitz, and Luis Biava. While the death of his grandparents in Auschwitz continues to disquiet his consciousness, Krausz’s critiques of versions of Advaitic Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism led him to a distinctive humanism. This thought-provoking book includes personal and professional accounts about particular philosophers, artists, and musicians. It will edify anyone who, like Krausz, has confronted issues of self-identity and human existence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Krausz, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Einzelne Künstler: Biographien, Monografien
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

List of Illustrations

Introduction

Andreea Deciu Ritivoi

Part 1: My Journey

1Early Years: Geneva, New York, Cleveland

2Music and My Jewish Question

3Rutgers, London School of Economics, Indiana, Toronto, and Oxford

4Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia, Oxford Again, and Other Places

5My Epiphany and Art

6My Music Again

7My India

8Transitions and Trajectories

Part 2: Philosophical Reflections

9Relativisms

10Interpretation

11Creativity

12Self-Realization

Postscript

Appendices

Appendix A: Chronology

Appendix B: Select Bibliography of Michael Krausz

Appendix C: For Further Reading

Bibliography

Name Index

Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Krausz is is Research Professor and Milton C. Nahm Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Bryn Mawr College. He is author of Rightness and Reasons; Varieties of Relativism; Limits of Rightness; Interpretation and Transformation; Dialogues on Relativism, Absolutism, and Beyond; and Oneness and the Displacement of Self. He is also a visual artist and orchestra conductor. He has had thirty-six solo exhibitions in the US, UK, and India. He has conducted in the US and Europe.