Heidegger and philosophical atheology a neo-scholastic critique Peter S. Dillard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dillard, Peter S., author.

Series:

Continuum studies in Continental philosophy.

Continuum studies in Continental philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976.

Heidegger, Martin.

Metaphysics.

Scholasticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Heidegger and Philosophical Atheology offers an important new reading of Heidegger's middle and later thought. Beginning with Heidegger's early dissertation on the doctrine of categories in Duns Scotus, Peter S. Dillard shows how Heidegger's middle and later works develop a philosophical anti-theology or 'atheology' that poses a serious threat to traditional metaphysics, natural theology and philosophy of religion. Drawing on the insights of Scholastic thinkers such as St Thomas Aquinas and Duns Scotus, the book reveals the problematic assumptions of Heideggerian 'atheology' and shows why they should be rejected. Dillard's critique paves the way for a rejuvenation of Scholastic metaphysics and reveals its relevance to some contemporary philosophical disputes. In addition to clarifying the question of being and explaining the role of phenomenology in metaphysics, Dillard sheds light on the nature of nothingness, necessity and contingency. Ultimately the book offers a revolutionary reorientation of our understanding, both of the later Heidegger and of the legacy of Scholasticism

Contents:

Early Heidegger and scholasticism

Heidegger's atheology of appropriation

Heideggerian atheology and the Scotist causal argument

Appropriation and the problem of sufficient comprehension

Heidegger's atheology of nothingness

Nothingness and the problem of possibility

A positive application

Introduction

1. Early Heidegger and Scholasticism

2. Heidegger's Atheology of Appropriation

3. Heideggerian Atheology and the Scotist Causal Argument

4. Appropriation and the Problem of Sufficient Comprehension

5. Heidegger's Atheology of Nothingness

6. Nothingness and the Problem of Possibility

7. A Positive Application

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [126]-151) and index

ISBN:

9786612870996

9781472546685

1472546687

9781282870994

1282870998

9781441104922

1441104925

OCLC:

676697649