Katrin Froese Livres

Exploring the modern self's struggle between individuality and ethical integration, this book contrasts Nietzsche's pursuit of extraordinary individualism with Rousseau's vision of a responsible citizen. Froese highlights how Nietzsche's aestheticism embraces the complexities of a divided self, while Rousseau advocates for limits that foster harmony. By uncovering the shared moral vision in both thinkers' works, it offers fresh insights into their contributions to modern thought, making it a valuable resource for scholars and readers interested in political philosophy.

This book analyzes Western and Chinese philosophical texts to determine why laughter and the comic have not been a major part of philosophical discourse. Katrin Froese maintains that many philosophical accounts of laughter try to unearth laughter's purpose, thereby rendering it secondary to the intentional and purposive aspects of human nature that impel us to philosophize. Froese also considers texts that take laughter and the comic as starting points, attempting to philosophize out of laughter rather than merely trying to unearth reasons for laughter. The book proposes that continuously unraveling philosophical assumptions through the comic and laughter may be necessary to live well.

This work of comparative philosophy envisions a cosmological whole that celebrates difference.