Books by Stanley Rosen

This collection testifies to the remarkable range of Stanley Rosen's learning and reflection in the history of philosophy, both ancient and modern. The publication of these essays, with all their speculative depth and richness, is truly a great philosophical benefit. It will throw new light on Rosen's thinking on many topics in metaphysics and political philosophy and on his readings of Plato, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kojève, Strauss, and other figures. - Richard Velkley, Tulane UniversityTo say that Stanley Rosen is "one of kind" does not begin to do justice to his originality, or to the unique place in American letters that he has carved out for himself. His writing - erudite, witty and passionate - is also philosophically explosive and always alive with the cadence of energetic speech. This collection of his essays on ancient and modern philosophy is a valuable and often provocative selection of many of his most engaging essays. - Robert Pippin, University of Chicago

A collection of philosophical writings addressing a range of topics, from eros, poetry and freedom to problems like negation and the epistemological status of sense perception. It demonstrates that philosophical investigation must be oriented in terms of everyday language and experience.

A critique of postmodern thought, reissued in a special 15th anniversary edition. In a new foreword, Robert Pippin argues that the work has rightfully achieved the status of a classic, and he seeks to illuminate the underpinnings of postmodernist thought.

This text presents an analysis of "Statesman", perhaps one of Plato's most challenging works. It contends that the main theme of this dialogue is defining the art of politics and the degree to which political experience is subject to the rule of sound judgement and to technical construction.

A detailed textual and thematic study of one of Neitzsche's most important but least understood works: "Zarathustra". In this work Nietzsche was laying groundwork for a philosophical and political revolution on a global scale.

Brings together Rosen's essays on ancient philosophy (including three new pieces), his views on the current state of scholarship in ancient philosophy and his own approach, and the title essay "Hegel's Anti-Platonism".