The Politics of Being : The Political Thought of Martin Heidegger / Richard Wolin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolin, Richard, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Philosophy, German--20th century.

Philosophy, German.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 pages)

Edition:

With a new preface

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Martin Heidegger's ties to Nazism have tarnished his stature as one of the towering figures of twentieth-century philosophy. The publication of the Black Notebooks in 2014, which revealed the full extent of Heidegger's anti-Semitism and enduring sympathy for National Socialism, only inflamed the controversy. Richard Wolin's The Politics of Being: The Political Thought of Martin Heidegger has played a seminal role in the international debate over the consequences of Heidegger's Nazism. In this edition, the author provides a new preface addressing the effect of the Black Notebooks on our understanding of the relationship between politics and philosophy in Heidegger's work. Building on his pathbreaking interpretation of the philosopher's political thought, Wolin demonstrates that philosophy and politics cannot be disentangled in Heidegger's oeuvre. Völkisch ideological themes suffuse even his most sublime philosophical treatises. Therefore, despite Heidegger's profundity as a thinker, his critique of civilization is saturated with disturbing anti-democratic and anti-Semitic leitmotifs and claims.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface to The 2016 Edition

Preface

One. Heidegger and Politics

Two. Being and Time as Political Philosophy

Three. “To Lead The Leader”: Philosophy in The Service of National Socialism

Four. “The Inner Truth and Greatness of National Socialism”

Five. Technology, Antihumanism, and The Eclipse of Practical Reason

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9780231543026

0231543026

OCLC:

984650218