The time of life : Heidegger and ethos / William McNeill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNeill, William, 1961-

Series:

SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy.

SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976.

Heidegger, Martin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Time of Life explores Heidegger's rethinking of ethics and of the ethical in terms of an understanding of the original Greek notion of ēthos. Engaging the ethical in Heidegger's thought in relation to Aristotle, Michel Foucault, and Friedrich Hölderlin, William McNeill examines the way in which Heidegger's thought shifts our understanding of ethics away from a set of theoretically constructed norms, principles, or rules governing practice toward an understanding of the ethical as our concrete way of Being in the world.Central to this study is the consideration of the ethical in relation to time: the time of biological life, the time of human life as biographical and historical, the temporality of human action, and the historicality of human thought. In addition, this book critically examines the predicament of ethical responsibility in a scientific-technological era, considering how the world of modern science and technology call upon us to rethink the nature of ethical responsibilities.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Abbreviations

The Phenomenon of Life

Care for the Self

Apportioning the Moment

The Time of Action

Historical Beginnings

Ēthos and Poetic Dwelling

The Telling of Ēthos

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-221) and index.

ISBN:

9780791481615

0791481611

9781429417310

1429417315

OCLC:

808346438