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Hans Jonas's Gnostic Myth: An Existentialist Worldview Between Romanticism and Christianity.
- Source :
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German Studies Review . Oct2023, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p409-426. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The essay examines the historical role of an important yet largely forgotten work, namely, Hans Jonas's 1934 Gnosticism and the Spirit of Late Antiquity, Part 1: Mythological Gnosticism , the major project of his early philosophical career. The essay suggests that this early work should be understood not only as a preliminary stage of a debate that will reach fruition later, but as it addresses some of the fundamental problems in nineteenth-century German thought, namely the problem of dualism. More specifically, the essay suggests seeing Jonas's early work as part of the history of German thought as it depicts a transition from German Romanticism to Existentialism, making innovative use of two of the most salient terms of nineteenth-century German philosophy, the "symbol" and the "myth." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ROMANTICISM
*CHRISTIANITY
*GNOSTICISM
*DUALISM (Religion)
*GERMAN philosophy
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01497952
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- German Studies Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173865389
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/gsr.2023.a910188