ABSTRACT
This book argues that Henrich's return to subjectivity as a crucial theme in philosophy is a major contribution to current philosophical debates and trends. It claims that this return to subjectivity is based upon a conception of philosophy that differs from those that govern the dominant schools of contemporary thought and has the potential to restore to philosophy a place in public life as well as in the life of individuals looking for existential orientation. One of the most important implications of the analysis of the epistemic self-relation is that it suggests that we cannot understand our own existence as subjects and persons unless we recognize our dependence on a transcendent Grund. Another characteristic that sets Henrich's philosophy apart from most other contemporary philosophies is that it has a transformative intent. Henrich's philosophy does not just differ from other contemporary positions in terms of its avoidance of reductionism.
