Analysis of Wonder

Structured to introduce the reader into all aspects of the philosophy of Nicolai Hartmann (1882-1950) this book aims to stimulate further interest into his thought. Once considered the most studious and systematic of all the German philosophers of the twentieth-century this prolific author has been nearly forgotten. For many years a student and an admirer of Hartmann's work Cicovacki argues that a closer look into Hartmann's ontologically and axiologically oriented philosophy contains a promise of a vital philosophical orientation especially with regard to our understanding of the nature place and role of humanity in the larger world. The Analysis of Wonder - Hartmann's own definition of philosophy - is an invitation to the readers to challenge their preconceived and self-interested notions of reality in order to relearn to appreciate the always changing and conflicting world in all of its complexity richness and sublimity.