Franz Brenta 1 was an important philosopher, but for a long time his importance was under-estimated. At least in the English speaking countries, he came to be remembered best as the initiator of a philoso- phical position which he in fact abandoned for good and sufficient 2 reasons. His ultimate and most important contributions passed almost unticed. Even such a well-informed and well-prepared book as Passmore's IOO Years 01 Philosophy (Duckworth, 1957), is open to the same comment; Passmore concentrated his attention on the early Brenta, because he regarded his influence on the British philo- sophical scene as being confined to Brenta's early work. Brenta's pupils, e. g. , Husserl, Meing, Marty and Twardowski, were often influential and, often eugh, they departed from the strict common- sense and advisedly cautious attitude of their great teacher. Thus even on the continent, the public image of Brenta tended to be incomplete (and sometimes distorted), outside the narrower circle of pupils, followers, and people with special interest. This, or very nearly this, was still the case in 1955, when my contacts with the followers of Twardowski made me turn towards the study of Brenta. Since then there has been a gratifying revival of interest in his work. His early book on Aristotle was reprinted in German and two of his main positions, Psychologie and Wahrheit und Evidenz, are appearing in English translations. Translations into other languages, e. g.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer
ISBN-10
9401183937
ISBN-13
9789401183932
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208747077
Dimensions
Weight
272g
Height
235mm
Width
155mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Dordrecht
Spine
9mm
Content Note
1 Black & White Illustrations, Biography
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Author(s)
Mr January Srzednicki
Date of Publication
01/01/1965
Subject
Philosophy
Imprint
Springer
Country of Publication
Netherlands
Genre
Philosophy
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