Heidegger's philosophy of being : a critical interpretation / Herman Philipse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philipse, Herman, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ontology.

Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976.

Heidegger, Martin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (567 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1998]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This scrupulously researched and rigorously argued book is the first to interpret and evaluate the central topic of Martin Heidegger's philosophy--his celebrated "Question of Being"--in the context of the full range of Heidegger's thought. With this comprehensive approach, Herman Philipse distinguishes in unprecedented ways the center from the periphery, the essential from the incidental in Heidegger's philosophy. Among other achievements, this allows him to shed new light on the controversial relationship between Heidegger's life and thought--in particular the connections between his philosophy and his involvement with Nazism.Philipse begins by explaining which problems an interpretation of Heidegger's question of being should solve, and he specifies which type of interpretation is the best basis for an evaluation of Heidegger's thought. He then identifies various strands or leitmotifs in Heidegger's idea of being, and shows how these strands hang together in the philosopher's work. In doing so, Philipse offers new insights into Heidegger's views on such subjects as human existence, authenticity, logic, and language, and into his readings of such philosophers as Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche. Philipse then integrates into his interpretation of Heidegger's overall theory the latest scholarship about the philosopher's engagement with Nazism. Finally, Philipse examines the fundamental structures of Heidegger's philosophy and assesses whether Heidegger's views are true, probable, or possess some other epistemic or existential value.As the most thorough interpretation of Heidegger's theory of being now available, this work represents a new phase in the vigorous debate about the philosopher's life and works.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER I Introduction

CHAPTER II Analysis

CHAPTER III Synthesis

CHAPTER IV Critique

CONCLUSION

ABBREVIATIONS

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [533]-543) and index.

ISBN:

9781400806225

1400806224

9781400822959

1400822955

9781400812981

1400812984

OCLC:

614589226