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Meister Eckhart

Philosopher of Christianity
  • Kurt Flasch
  • Translated by: Anne Schindel and Aaron Vanides
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2015

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Renowned philosopher Kurt Flasch offers a full-scale reappraisal of the life and legacy of Meister Eckhart, the medieval German theologian, philosopher, and alleged mystic who was active during the Avignon Papacy of the fourteenth century and was tried for heresy by Pope John XXII. Disputing his subject’s frequent characterization as a hero of a modern, syncretic spirituality, Flasch attempts to free Eckhart from the “Mystical Flood” by inviting his readers to think along with Eckhart in a careful rereading of his Latin and German works.

This fascinating study makes a powerful case for Eckhart’s position as an important philosopher of the time rather than a mystic and casts new light on an important figure of the Middle Ages whose ideas attracted considerable attention from such diverse modern thinkers as Schopenhauer, Vivekananda, Suzuki, Fromm, and Derrida.

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Kurt Flasch is a German author and philosopher and the recipient of numerous honors, including the Sigmund Freud Prize by the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung and the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought. He is Professor (Emeritus) of Philosophy at the Ruhr University Bochum and lives in Mainz.

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    Translators’ Preface

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    Preface

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  • Part One
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    1. Life and Works around 1300

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    2. A Forgotten Concept: Philosophy of Christianity

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    3. Self-Portrayals

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    4. Beginnings: Paris and Erfurt, 1292–1298

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    5. The Sermon Cycle on Eternal Birth

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    6. Too Grand a Plan: Prologues to the Opus tripartitum

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    7. Parisian Debates, 1302–1303

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    8. Programmatic Speeches

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    9. Golden Apples in Silver Peels: The Origin of the World—An Explanation of Genesis

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    10. Wisdom: In Sapientiam

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    11. Departure: In Exodum

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    12. Interlude: Writing about Eckhart Today

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    13. Eckhart’s Intention: Commentary on John, Part 1

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    14. Unity according to Kind: Commentary on John, Part 2

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    15. A New Christianity for the People: German Sermons, Part I

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    16. Spicy Nutmegs: German Sermons, Part 2

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    17. A New Consolation of Philosophy

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    18. Eckhart’s Trial: The Charges

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    19. Eckhart’s Trial: The Defense

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    20. The End in Avignon: “Devil’s Seed”

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    21. Epilogue

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    Notes

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    Bibliography

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    Timeline

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    Abbreviations

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    Index

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