The incarnality of being : the earth, animals, and the body in Heidegger's thought / Frank Schalow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schalow, Frank, 1956-

Series:

SUNY series in environmental philosophy and ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976.

Heidegger, Martin.

Incarnation.

Physical Description:

ix, 212 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2006]

Summary:

The Incarnality of Being addresses Martin Heidegger's tendency to neglect the problem of the body, an omission that is further reflected in the field of Heidegger scholarship. By addressing the corporeal dimension of human existence, author Frank Schalow uncovers Heidegger's concern for the materiality of the world. This allows for the ecological implications of Heidegger's thought to emerge, specifically, the kinship between humans and animals and the mutual interest each has for preserving the environment and the earth. By advancing the theme of the "incarnality of being," Schalow brings Heidegger's thinking to bear on various provocative questions concerning contemporary philosophy: sexuality, the intersection of human and animal life, the precarious future of the earth we inhabit, and the significance that reclaiming our embodiment has upon ethics and politics.

Contents:

The materiality of the world

The erotic, sexuality, and diversity

Ethos, embodiment, and future generations

Of earth and animals

The body-politic : terrestrial or social?

The return to the earth and the idiom of the body.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-206) and index.

ISBN:

079146735X

OCLC:

60491960