On the Eternal in Man

Max Scheler (1874-1928) decisively influenced German philosophy in the period after the First World War, a time of upheaval and new beginnings

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Introduction to the Transaction Edition Foreword by August Brunner Translator's note Preface to first German edition Preface to second German edition REPENTANCE AND REBIRTH THE NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY AND THE :MoRAL PRECONDITIONS OF PHILOSOPHICAL KNOWLEDGE 1. The autonomy of philosophy 2. The philosophical attitude (the idea of the philosopher) 3 Analysis of the moral upsurge A. The moral upsurge as a personal act of 'the whole man' B. Starting-point and elements of the moral upsurge 4 Philosophy's object and cognitive attitude PROBLEMS OF RELIGION The renewal of religion 1. Religion and Philosophy Existing views typified The types of partial and total identity Dualistic views The system of conformity 2. The Essential Phenomenology of Religion Branches of study The Divine Basic character of the divine The attributes of God in natural religion Growth and decline of the natural knowledge of God Attributes of the divine mind The religious act The immanent aspects of the religious act Religious acts are a law unto themselves The religious act in its internal and external, individual and social aspects No man can avoid the religious act Some recent basic theories of natural religion On the Eternal in Man 3 Why no New Religion? The idea of a personal God conflicts with the expectation of a new religion The prospects of a 'new religion', seen in the light of the sociohistorical distribution of cognitive aptitudes CHRISTIAN LovE AND THE TwENTIETH CENTURY: An Address 1. Humanitarianism and the Christian commandment of love 2. The Christian idea of community 3 The present relevance of the Christian idea of community THE RECONSTRUCTION OF EuROPEAN CuLTURE: An Address 1. The political framework and moral conditions of cultural reconstruction in Europe 2. The formative powers available for the spiritual renewal of Europe Editorial Notice, by Frau Maria Scheler Bibliography of Scheler's published works Annotations, by Frau Scheler A Note on the Author, by I. M. Bochenski Index of Names