Overview
- The first book to systematically cover the philosophical relationship between freedom, power and truth
- The only book dealing specifically with the Platonic legacy of Hegel’s and Nietzsche’s philosophies
- Examines and compares the standpoints of three of the most important thinkers of the Western canon
Part of the book series: Philosophical Studies Series (PSSP, volume 149)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Plato’s Philosophical Project
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Hegel’s Phenomenological Project
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Nietzsche’s Metacognitive Project
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book examines the relationship between freedom and true knowledge, which is a central part of the hotly debated issue of human freedom.
Is truth necessary for the attainment of freedom? Does a free life require a clear understanding of reality? And if so, to what extent? These questions lead back to a classical philosophical debate, of which the first major chapter was written by Plato. In the dialogues, he describes human life as a peculiar form of imprisonment and calls for a global liberation of human cognition. This work analyses this ambitious project and its unique influence on the work of two modern authors, Hegel and Nietzsche, who explicitly linked the notions of ignorance and truth to those of bondage and freedom—or slavery and mastery—and whose philosophies are also centred on the liberation of human consciousness.
Following a historical and systematic approach, this book is of interest to readers who are reasonably acquainted with the history of ancient and modern philosophy, including undergraduate and graduate students, as well as scholars working on Plato, German Idealism, Nietzsche and other related fields.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Bernardo Ferro is a postdoctoral researcher as the Institute for Philosophical Studies of the University of Coimbra. He holds a European PhD in Philosophy from the New University of Lisbon and was a visiting researcher at the Humboldt University, in Berlin, a postdoctoral fellow at KU Leuven and a temporary lecturer at the University of Wuppertal. His research focuses mainly on the history of modern European philosophy, and particularly on the post-Kantian tradition. He has written several articles, chapters and book reviews for different academic publications.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Masters, Slaves and Philosophers
Book Subtitle: Plato, Hegel and Nietzsche on Freedom and the Pursuit of Knowledge
Authors: Bernardo Ferro
Series Title: Philosophical Studies Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90405-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90404-3Published: 12 February 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90407-4Published: 12 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-90405-0Published: 11 February 2022
Series ISSN: 0921-8599
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8349
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 312
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Philosophy, Philosophy, general, Epistemology