The Philosophy of Wilhelm Schapp: From Phenomenology to Jurisprudence and the Hermeneutics of Stories
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Philosophy of Wilhelm Schapp: From Phenomenology to Jurisprudence and the Hermeneutics of Stories
By (Author) Dr Daniele De Santis
Edited by Daniele Nuccilli
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Academic
20th February 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Methods, theory and philosophy of law
Social and political philosophy
193
Physical Properties
Hardback
264
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
Despite studying with Heinrich Rickert in Freiburg, Wilhelm Dilthey in Berlin, and Edmund Husserl in Gttingen, Wilhelm Schapp (1884-1965) has, until now, been largely neglected in phenomenological scholarship. As the first English-language volume dedicated to Schapps thought, this book seeks to correct this by investigating Schapps pioneering philosophy, his relationship to his contemporaries, and what we can learn from his work today. In three parts, leading international scholars introduce the key themes of Schapps philosophy, from his early writings to his mature reflections. The first part explores his phenomenology of perception and the bodily dimension of our existence in the world. Focus then moves to Schapps philosophy of law and his ideas on the problem of value-based experience, followed lastly by his hermeneutics of stories and the narrative essence of human beings. The volume closes with an autobiographical piece by Schapp himself. Translated here in English for the first time, Schapp retrospectively outlines his position in relation to Husserl and the phenomenological school more broadly. Crossing the divide between continental and analytic philosophy, The Philosophy of Wilhelm Schapp not only provides a fresh insight into the early development of the phenomenological tradition, but also demonstrates the relevance of Schapps thought to recent debates in areas from the philosophy of mind to the theory of contracts.
Author Bio
Daniele De Santis is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Charles University, Czech Republic. Previous titles include: Husserl and the A Priori: Phenomenology and Rationality (2021) and The Routledge Handbook for Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy (co-editor, 2021). Daniele Nuccilli is a Doctoral Researcher at University of Rome II, Italy. His doctoral dissertation focuses on the phenomenological background of Wilhelm Schapp's philosophy of stories.
