Robert B. Pippin Livres

Analyse les affinités entre Nietzsche et des écrivains français tels que Montaigne, La Rochefoucauld, Pascal, Stendhal, Flaubert, Goncourt ou Renan

It would be easy to dismiss the films of Douglas Sirk (1897-1987) as brilliant examples of mid-century melodrama with little to say to the contemporary world. Yet Robert Pippin argues that, far from being marginal pieces of sentimentality, Sirk's films are rich with irony, insight and depth. Indeed Sirk's films, often celebrated as classics of the genre, are attempts to subvert rather than conform to rules of conventional melodrama. The visual style, story and characters of films like All That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind and Imitation of Life are explored to argue for Sirk as an incredibly nuanced moral thinker. Instead of imposing moralising judgements on his characters, Sirk presents them as people who do 'wrong' things often without understanding why or how, creating a complex and unsettling ethics. Pippin argues that it this moral ambiguity and ironic richness enables Sirk to produce films that grapple with important themes such as race, class and gender with real force and political urgency. Douglas Sirk: Filmmaker and Philosopher argues for a filmmaker who was a 'disruptive not restorative' auteur and one who broke the rules in the most interesting and subtle of ways.

Robert Pippin argues that the central questions in Hegel's practical philosophy are the central questions in modern accounts of freedom. Using a detailed analysis of key Hegelian texts, he reveals the bearing of Hegel's claims on many contemporary issues, including much-discussed core problems in the liberal democratic tradition.

"The relationship between philosophy and aesthetic criticism has occupied Robert Pippin throughout his illustrious career. Whether discussing film, literature, or modern and contemporary art, Pippin's claim is that we cannot understand aesthetic objects unless we reckon with the fact that some distinct philosophical issue is integral to their meaning. In his latest offering, Philosophy by Other Means, we are treated to a collection of essays that builds on this larger project, offering profound ruminations on philosophical issues in aesthetics along with revelatory readings of Henry James, Marcel Proust, and J. M. Coetzee"--

Exploring the intersection of Hegel's aesthetic philosophy and modernist art, Robert B. Pippin examines the implications of Hegel's views on the evolving role of art in society. By analyzing the works of key modernist figures like Manet and Cezanne, Pippin reveals how Hegel's ideas could have shifted had he witnessed the failures of social institutions in achieving genuine equality. This work offers a profound reassessment of modernism, highlighting its significance and the philosophical achievements that arose during a transformative historical period.

In this text the author offers an interpretation of Hegel's idealism which focuses on Hegel's appropriation and development of Kant's theoretical project. Hegel is presented neither as a pre-critical metaphysician nor as a social theorist, but as a critical philosopher.

Rigorism and the new Kant -- Robert Brandom's Hegel -- John McDowell's Germans -- Slavoj Zizek's Hegel -- Axel Honneth's Hegelianism -- Alexander Nehamas's Nietzsche -- Bernard Williams on Nietzsche on the Greeks -- Heidegger on Nietzsche on nihilism -- Leo Strauss's Nietzsche -- The expressivist Nietzsche -- Alasdair Macintyre's modernity.

This book discusses approaches to the self-understanding and legitimation of the modern, 'bourgeois' life.

The book challenges conventional views on modern philosophy by emphasizing concepts of agency, freedom, and ethical life rooted in the German idealist tradition, particularly Hegel's writings. Robert Pippin critically examines Hegel's perspectives and then broadens the discussion to include interpretations from Habermas, Strauss, Blumenberg, Nietzsche, and Heidegger, offering a comprehensive analysis of modernity through these philosophical lenses.

The book explores how Henry James's fiction presents a nuanced theory of moral understanding, delving into the complexities of human relationships and ethical dilemmas. It examines his characters' psychological depth and the moral choices they face, highlighting how these elements reflect broader philosophical questions. Through detailed analysis, the author illustrates James's unique perspective on morality, emphasizing the interplay between individual conscience and societal norms in his storytelling.