Heidegger in America / Martin Woessner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woessner, Martin V., 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976.

Heidegger, Martin.

Philosophy, American--20th century.

Philosophy, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 294 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Heidegger in America explores the surprising legacy of his life and thought in the United States of America. As a critic of modern life, Heidegger often lamented the growing global influence of all things American. However, it was precisely in America where his thought inspired the work of generations of thinkers - not only philosophers but also theologians, architects, novelists, and even pundits. As a result, the reception and dissemination of Heidegger's philosophical writings transformed the intellectual and cultural history of the United States at a time when American influence was itself transforming the world. A case study in the complex and sometimes contradictory process of transnational exchange, Heidegger in America recasts the scope and methods of contemporary intellectual and cultural history in the age of globalization, challenging what we think we know about Heidegger and American ideas simultaneously.

Contents:

Introduction: being here

Freiburg bound: the early years of American Heidegger scholarship

Exiles and emissaries: Heidegger's stepchildren in the United States

Nihilism, nothingness, and God: Heidegger and American theology

An officer and a philosopher: J. Glenn Gray and the postwar introduction of Heidegger into American thought

Dasein and das Man: Heidegger and American popular culture

The continental divide: Heidegger between the analytic and continental traditions in American philosophy

Richard Rorty and the riddle of the book that never was

Ethics, technology, and memory: Heidegger and American architecture

Culture wars: Heidegger and the politics of postmodernism

Conclusion: being there.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-85344-0

1-107-21606-0

1-282-93182-2

9786612931826

0-511-93226-X

0-511-93092-5

0-511-92840-8

0-511-93363-0

0-511-77799-X

0-511-92589-1

OCLC:

693761279