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Roots in the Air
A Philosophical Autobiography of a Philosopher, Artist, and Musician
Series: - Value Inquiry Book Series, Volume: 328
- Value Inquiry Book Series Online, Volume: 328
- Philosophy, Literature, and Politics, Volume: 328
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By way of dialogues, Michael Krausz offers philosophical reflections about his life as philosopher, artist, and musician. He also rehearses his views about relativism, interpretation, creativity, and self-realization. Much of Krauszâs work has been inspired by conversations with thinkers such as Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, Isaiah Berlin, the Dalai Lama, and musicians such as Josef Gingold, Frederik Prausnitz, and Luis Biava. While the death of his grandparents in Auschwitz continues to disquiet his consciousness, Krauszâs critiques of versions of Advaitic Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism led him to a distinctive humanism. This thought-provoking book includes personal and professional accounts about particular philosophers, artists, and musicians. It will edify anyone who, like Krausz, has confronted issues of self-identity and human existence.
Michael Krausz is is Research Professor and Milton C. Nahm Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Bryn Mawr College. He is author of Rightness and Reasons; Varieties of Relativism; Limits of Rightness; Interpretation and Transformation; Dialogues on Relativism, Absolutism, and Beyond; and Oneness and the Displacement of Self. He is also a visual artist and orchestra conductor. He has had thirty-six solo exhibitions in the US, UK, and India. He has conducted in the US and Europe.
Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
âIntroduction
âAndreea Deciu Ritivoi
â1Early Years: Geneva, New York, Cleveland
â2Music and My Jewish Question
â3Rutgers, London School of Economics, Indiana, Toronto, and Oxford
â4Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia, Oxford Again, and Other Places
â5My Epiphany and Art
â6My Music Again
â7My India
â8Transitions and Trajectories
â9Relativisms
â10Interpretation
â11Creativity
â12Self-Realization
âPostscript
âAppendix A: Chronology
âAppendix B: Select Bibliography of Michael Krausz
âAppendix C: For Further Reading
âBibliography
âName Index
âSubject Index
List of Illustrations
âIntroduction
âAndreea Deciu Ritivoi
Part 1: My Journey
â1Early Years: Geneva, New York, Cleveland
â2Music and My Jewish Question
â3Rutgers, London School of Economics, Indiana, Toronto, and Oxford
â4Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia, Oxford Again, and Other Places
â5My Epiphany and Art
â6My Music Again
â7My India
â8Transitions and Trajectories
Part 2: Philosophical Reflections
â9Relativisms
â10Interpretation
â11Creativity
â12Self-Realization
âPostscript
Appendices
âAppendix A: Chronology
âAppendix B: Select Bibliography of Michael Krausz
âAppendix C: For Further Reading
âBibliography
âName Index
âSubject Index
All interested in dialogues about relativism, interpretation, creativity, self-realization, humanism, Jewish identity, Eastern traditions, and those interested in Michael Krauszâs career in philosophy, art, and music.