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Author_Peter Heinegg
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Product details
- ISBN 9780761839521
- Weight: 299g
- Dimensions: 153 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 29 Oct 2007
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Like war and politics, philosophy is too important to be left to professionals. Oh Wait—Now I Get It illustrates this basic truth by tackling a broad spectrum of issues, which include: history, religion, government, sex, family, and death. In fact, the entire contemporary cultural scene from the perspective of a thoughtful amateur philosopher is brought forth within this book. Recalling Neitzsche's dictum that all philosophy is also confession, Professor Peter Heinegg begins with some autobiographical pieces on his background, which include seven years in Jesuit seminaries and doctoral studies at Harvard. He then offers approximately three-dozen brief, pointed, and witty essays that focus on present-day issues, but draw upon a lifetime of reading, teaching, and writing about the great literary and philosophical classics.
Peter Heinegg received his B.A. from Fordham University and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Harvard (1971). He is currently a professor of English at Union College in Schnenectady, NY, and served as the Director of Religious Studies. He was awarded the Stillman prize for teaching. Professor Heinegg has translated some fifty books on religion and philosophy, written numerous essays and editorials, and reviewed extensively for America and Cross Currents. This is his third book with University Press of America.
