{"product_id":"on-the-deities-of-samothrace-9780253071118","title":"On the Deities of Samothrace","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1815, F. W. J. Schelling presented a lecture titled \"On the Deities of Samothrace\" to the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. The lecture offered a startlingly original reading of the ancient Greek mystery religion on the island of Samothrace. It would be the last book Schelling himself published, and it is the key to his influential Philosophy of Mythology. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, for the first time in English, this critical edition contains the entirety of Schelling's original text, including the lecture itself, Schelling's afterword, and all his extensive philosophical and philological endnotes. It also offers copious explanatory notes, photographs and maps of the site, and three interpretive essays by the editors and translators elucidating Schelling's text for contemporary readers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Deities of Samothrace \u003c\/i\u003eis one of Schelling's most original and exciting works. It is a signature text in Schelling's thought and in the philosophy of religion generally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775-1854) was an influential German philosopher. A student of Fichte and a contemporary of Hegel, Schelling's work was instrumental in the development of German idealism.Alexander Bilda studied philosophy, ancient history, and historical anthropology in Freiburg and Paris. He is editor (with A.-L. M?ller Bergen and P. Schwab) of the Erlangen Lectures in the historical-critical edition of Schelling's works. His articles include studies on Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Schelling, and Merleau-Ponty. He currently works as a permanent academic staff member at the University of Freiburg. Jason M. Wirth is Professor of Philosophy at Seattle University. His recent books include \u003ci\u003eNietzsche and Other Buddhas: Philosophy after Comparative Philosophy and Mountains, Rivers, and the Great Earth: Reading Gary Snyder and Dōgen in an Age of Ecological Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e. David Farrell Krell is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University, Chicago, and Brauer Distinguished Visiting Professor of German Studies at Brown University. His scholarly books include \u003ci\u003eThree Encounters: Heidegger, Arendt, Derrida\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Sea: A Philosophical Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Cudgel and the Caress: Reflections on Cruelty and Tenderness\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Tragic Absolute: German Idealism and the Languishing of God\u003c\/i\u003e.Alexander Bilda studied philosophy, ancient history, and historical anthropology in Freiburg and Paris. He is editor (with A.-L. M?ller Bergen and P. Schwab) of the Erlangen Lectures in the historical-critical edition of Schelling's works. His articles include studies on Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Schelling, and Merleau-Ponty. He currently works as a permanent academic staff member at the University of Freiburg. Jason M. Wirth is Professor of Philosophy at Seattle University. His recent books include \u003ci\u003eNietzsche and Other Buddhas: Philosophy after Comparative Philosophy and Mountains, Rivers, and the Great Earth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReading Gary Snyder and Dōgen in an Age of Ecological Crisis.\u003c\/i\u003e David Farrell Krell is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University, Chicago, and Brauer Distinguished Visiting Professor of German Studies at Brown University. His scholarly books include \u003ci\u003eThree Encounters: Heidegger, Arendt, Derrida; The Sea: A Philosophical Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Cudgel and the Caress: Reflections on Cruelty and Tenderness;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tragic Absolute: German Idealism and the Languishing of God\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51318827188498,"sku":"9780253071118","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0cc112f1-11ec-41b2-95d3-c70f8a95bb02.jpg?v=1748517209","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-the-deities-of-samothrace-9780253071118","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}