{"product_id":"9780525559689","title":"Time of the Magicians: Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger, and the Decade That Reinvented Philosophy","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eEilenberger, Wolfram; Whiteside, Shaun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePenguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[A] fascinating and accessible account . . . In his entertaining book,   Mr. Eilenberger shows that his magicians’ thoughts are still worth   collecting, even if, with hindsight, we can see that some performed too  many intellectual conjuring tricks.” —\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA grand narrative of the intertwining lives of Walter Benjamin, Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Ernst Cassirer, major philosophers whose ideas shaped the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1919. The horror of the First World War is fresh for the protagonists  of \u003ci\u003eTime of the Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e, each of whom finds himself at a crucial  juncture. Benjamin is trying to flee his overbearing father and floundering  in his academic career, living hand to mouth as a critic. Wittgenstein,  by contrast, has dramatically decided to divest himself of the monumental  fortune he stands to inherit, in search of spiritual clarity. Meanwhile,  Heidegger, having managed to avoid combat in war by serving as a  meteorologist, is carefully cultivating his career. Finally, Cassirer is working  furiously on the margins of academia, applying himself to his writing  and the possibility of a career at Hamburg University. The stage is set for  a great intellectual drama, which will unfold across the next decade. The  lives and ideas of this extraordinary philosophical quartet will converge as  they become world historical figures. But as the Second World War looms  on the horizon, their fates will be very different.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43380488438015,"sku":"9780525559689","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780525559689_s600x595.jpg?v=1779817847","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780525559689","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}