Plato’s Battle between the Gods and the Giants and Its Continuing Relevance in the Speculative Philosophy of History

Ben Lazare Mijuskovic, Ph.D., is a retired Professor of Philosophy (CSU) and Psychotherapist. He has published numerous books and articles on theories of consciousness in relation to human loneliness, including Consciousness and Loneliness: Theoria and Praxis (Brill, 2019), Metaphysical Dualism, Subjective Idealism and Existential Loneliness (2022), The Philosophical Roots of Loneliness and Intimacy: Political Narcissism and the Problem of Evil (2022) and Theories of Consciousness and the Problem of Evil in the History of Ideas(2023).

1 The Battle between Gods and Giants: Materialism and Idealism


2 The Foundations of Western Science: Materialism, Empiricism, and Determinism


3 Metaphysical Dualism, Subjective and Objective Idealism: Freedom and Spontaneity


4 Brentano, Husserl, and Sartre on Transcendence, Intentionality, Spontaneity, and Values


5 The Ancient Origins of Good and Evil: Closing the Circle


6 Schopenhauer and Thomas Hardy: Optimism and Pessimism, the Virtues of Resignation and Compassion


7 The Ethics of Universal Suicide


Epilogue


Appendix – Chart of Hegel’s Categories


Bibliography


Name Index


Subject Index