Contagion: Sexuality, Disease, and Death in German Idealism and Romanticism (Studies in Continental Thought) [Hardcover]

David Farrell Krell (Author)

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Series: Studies in Continental Thought | Publication Date: March 22, 1998

"Krell writes here with a brilliance of style that few other philosophers can match." —John Sallis

Although the Romantic Age is usually thought of as idealizing nature as the source of birth, life, and creativity, David Farrell Krell focuses on the preoccupation of three key German Romantic thinkers—Novalis, Schelling, and Hegel—with nature's destructive powers—contagion, disease, and death.

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"Krell writes here with a brilliance of style that few other philosophers can match." - John Sallis --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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David Farrell Krell is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University. Among his books are Infectious Nietzsche, Daimon Life: Heidegger and Life-Philosophy, and Son of Spirit: A Novel.

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• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (March 22, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0253333717
• ISBN-13: 978-0253333711
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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This review is from: Contagion: Sexuality, Disease, and Death in German Idealism and Romanticism (Studies in Continental Thought) (Paperback)

Krell's research of the Romantic movement in Germany has produced an illuminating study of the theme of contagion in Novalis, Schelling, and Hegel. Although primarily characterized as thinkers of productivity (insofar as the three figures are philosophers of nature), Krell is able to demonstrate a simultaneous commitment to the presence of decay and disease in nature. Krell's work on Novalis is particularly fruitful here-he has consulted an enormous amount of untranslated scientific material and synthesized Novalis' elusive project brilliantly. This text will be an invaluable resource for students of natural philosophy in the years to come.