Adorno and Heidegger : philosophical questions / Iain Macdonald and Krzysztof Ziarek, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Macdonald, Iain, 1966-

Ziarek, Krzysztof, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976.

Heidegger, Martin.

Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969.

Adorno, Theodor W.

Physical Description:

xi, 221 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Adorno and Heidegger explores the conflictual history of two important traditions of twentieth-century European thought: the critical theory of Theodor W. Adorno and the ontology of Martin Heidegger. As is well known, there has been little productive engagement between these two schools of thought, in large measure due to Adorno's sustained and unanswered critique of Heidegger. Stemming from this critique, numerous political and philosophical barriers have kept these traditions separate, such that this separation has rarely been submitted to scrutiny, let alone questioned. The essays making up this collection are fresh and original attempts at coming to terms with the nuances and difficulties that these two towering figures have bequeathed to the history of European thought. The volume's authors deal with a variety of issues ranging from epistemology to aesthetics, to ethics, to intellectual history and modernity, providing the reader with detailed insight into a thorny debate.

Contents:

1 Ethics and Authenticity: Conscience and Non-Identity in Heidegger and Adorno, with a Glance at Hegel / Iain Macdonald 6

2 Truth and Authentication: Heidegger and Adorno in Reverse / Lambert Zuidervaart 22

3 Transcendental Realism and Post-Metaphysical Thinking / Matthew Grist 47

4 Poietic Epistemology: Reading Husserl Through Adorno and Heidegger / Joanna Hodge 64

5 Adorno and Heidegger on the Question of Art: Countering Hegel? / Nicholas Walker 87

6 Beyond Critique? Art and Power / Krzysztof Ziarek 105

7 "Were speculation about the state of reconciliation permissible...": Reflections on the Relation Between Human Beings and Things in Adorno and Heidegger / Ute Guzzoni 124

8 The Struggle of the Self Against Itself: Adorno and Heidegger on Modernity / Josef Fruchtl 138

9 Adorno, Heidegger, and the Problem of Remembrance / Mario Wenning 155

10 Adorno and Heidegger on Modernity / Fred Dallmayr 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-213) and index.

ISBN:

9780804756358

080475635X

9780804756365

0804756368

OCLC:

79003376