Nietzschean, Feminist, and Embodied Perspectives on the Presocratics: Philosophy as Partnership

This book explores the role of women and goddesses in presocratic philosophy, challenging traditional narratives and offering a more comprehensive understanding of the origins of western philosophy. It argues that the presocratics revived a paleo/neolithic goddess-centered religiosity that affirmed life and rebirth within a patriarchal and death-glorifying culture. By tracing the origins of western philosophy from prehistoric Europe to classical Athens, the book provides a novel narrative that addresses contemporary problems such as patriarchal attitudes, fascist-dominator lifestyles, and consumerism.

Format: Hardback
Length: 328 pages
Publication date: 23 December 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This book is the first comprehensive scholarly exploration of women and goddesses in presocratic philosophy, offering a novel narrative of the dawn of western philosophy that challenges traditional accounts and addresses contemporary problems. By drawing on Nietzsche, Feminism, and Embodied Cognition, Joseph I. Breidenstein Jr. argues that the presocratics revived a paleo/neolithic goddess-centered religiosity in archaic Greece, affirming life and rebirth within a largely patriarchal and death-glorifying culture. The book takes readers from prehistoric Europe to classical Athens, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the origins of western philosophy and its relevance to contemporary issues. The patriarchal attitudes and ideas that continue to corrupt academic-philosophical culture, the fascist-dominator lifestyle that threatens western democracy, and the consumerism that results from a materialistic-secular paradigm are all addressed in the book. By challenging these patriarchal aspects of academia, the book aims to promote a more inclusive and sustainable approach to philosophy and society.

Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031447792
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023