Christophe Fricker
Biographic Data
| ID | 964301 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christophe Fricker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christophe |
| FAMILY NAME | Fricker |
| SIGNATURE | FRICKER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0772-4039 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Humanities Economy
This guest column in Common Knowledge is one of three published under the heading "Economy and Humanity." The authors argue that collaborative research projects carried out by scholars in the arts and humanities in cooperation with commercial enterprises represent an important step forward for both sectors. Such projects further academic research interests, in the process helping scholars to become effective social actors, and they help companies…
In Stahlgewittern
All Quietist on the Marina Front
This article deals with the question of whether Ernst Jünger's long story Auf den Marmorklippen (1939)-the publication of the text itself as well as its contents-should be interpreted as political action or quietist retreat. The author examines the notions that the text advocates fatalism and escapism, both of which could be seen as tenets of (anti-)Catholic Quietism, of which Fénelon is cited as a practitioner. A close reading shows that Jünger'…
Introduction
In this introduction to the fourth part of an ongoing symposium on quietism, Perl, the editor of the sponsoring journal Common Knowledge, remarks on a new question raised in this latest grouping of articles. Can there be such a thing as a "mezza voce quietism"? Can there be activist quietists or quietist activists or active teachers of quietism without self-contradiction? Perl takes Gandhi and "passive resistance" as his own test case, concluding…
The Role of Translation in German Studies, Responses
Schiller as Philosopher
Schiller's "On Grace and Dignity" in Its Cultural Context
The first English scholarly edition of Schiller's pivotal essay, accompanied by the first comprehensive commentary on it. Friedrich Schiller is not only one of the leading poets and dramatists of German Classicism but also an inspiring philosopher. His essay "Über Anmut und Würde" (On Grace and Dignity) marks a radical break with Enlightenment thinking and its morally prescriptive agenda. Here Schiller does not pursue the prevalent interest in th…
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Schiller's "On Grace and Dignity" in Its Cultural Context
The first English scholarly edition of Schiller's pivotal essay, accompanied by the first comprehensive commentary on it. Friedrich Schiller is not only one of the leading poets and dramatists of German Classicism but also an inspiring philosopher. His essay "Über Anmut und Würde" (On Grace and Dignity) marks a radical break with Enlightenment thinking and its morally prescriptive agenda. Here Schiller does not pursue the prevalent interest in th…
Schiller as Philosopher
The Role of Translation in German Studies, Responses
All Quietist on the Marina Front
This article deals with the question of whether Ernst Jünger's long story Auf den Marmorklippen (1939)-the publication of the text itself as well as its contents-should be interpreted as political action or quietist retreat. The author examines the notions that the text advocates fatalism and escapism, both of which could be seen as tenets of (anti-)Catholic Quietism, of which Fénelon is cited as a practitioner. A close reading shows that Jünger'…
Introduction
In this introduction to the fourth part of an ongoing symposium on quietism, Perl, the editor of the sponsoring journal Common Knowledge, remarks on a new question raised in this latest grouping of articles. Can there be such a thing as a "mezza voce quietism"? Can there be activist quietists or quietist activists or active teachers of quietism without self-contradiction? Perl takes Gandhi and "passive resistance" as his own test case, concluding…
In Stahlgewittern
The Humanities Economy
This guest column in Common Knowledge is one of three published under the heading "Economy and Humanity." The authors argue that collaborative research projects carried out by scholars in the arts and humanities in cooperation with commercial enterprises represent an important step forward for both sectors. Such projects further academic research interests, in the process helping scholars to become effective social actors, and they help companies…
Philosophy (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · German Literature and Culture Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)