{"product_id":"9781350503458","title":"Being and Nothing: The Primordial Question of Philosophy","description":"Author: Puntel, Lorenz B.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350503458\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 544 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this masterful work, leading German philosopher Lorenz B. Puntel answers the primordial question of philosophy- \"Why is there Being at all and not absolutely nothing?\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Considering the history of philosophy from Parmenides through to Heidegger and beyond, Puntel charges philosophy with persistently failing to adequately confront the question of Being. In response, Puntel sets out a systematic philosophy to rival Hegel's \u003ci\u003eScience of Logic \u003c\/i\u003eand Whitehead's \u003ci\u003eProcess and Reality\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In two parts, the book first surveys the history of Western philosophy through the theoretical framework of Structural-Systematic Philosophy (SSP), which unites continental philosophy's comprehensiveness with the precision and linguistic rigor of the analytic tradition. Analysing all of the major stages in the \"forgetfulness of Being\" in Western philosophy, Puntel establishes a dialogue with a vast number of thinkers and movements in the history of philosophy, including Plato, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, Francisco Suarez, Christian Wolff, Leibniz, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, W.O. Quine, Peter van Inwagen, Kit Fine, Alexius Meinong, and Jean-Luc Marion. The second part develops the methodical question of a systematic theory of Being. Puntel sets out a universal metaphysics, introducing concepts of world, existence, and types of beings. Moreover, he examines the plurality of possible worlds, the disclosure of Being, and modern philosophies of subjectivity since Kant, including the analytic philosophies of Robert Brandom and Ernst Tugendhat. The book culminates in a theory of Being and explains the relation of Being to the concept of God.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeing and Nothing \u003c\/i\u003eis the third in Puntel's trilogy comprising \u003ci\u003eStructure and Being \u003c\/i\u003e(2008) and \u003ci\u003eBeing and God \u003c\/i\u003e(2011), and is a book that will appeal to all those with an interest in the history of philosophy, continental philosophy, theology, and analytic philosophy.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655858147486,"sku":"UBD-9781350503458","price":239.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350503458.jpg?v=1774835649","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350503458","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}