The question of the relation of Martin Heidegger's thought to politics has been a subject of controversy since the 1930s, when he became an advocate of the National Socialist regime in Germany. This volume addresses this question in a unique format, as a dialogue among leading Heidegger scholars. That dialogue begins with an exchange between Gregory Fried and Emmanuel Faye about Faye's contention that Heidegger's work represents nothing short of "the introduction of Nazism into philosophy." At stake are issues such as what Heidegger himself understood Nazism to be, whether a thinker's life and actions define the meaning of his work, the enduring threat of fascism, and the nature of rationality and philosophy itself. Richard Polt, Matthew Sharpe, Dieter Thomä, William Altman, and Sidonie Kellerer join the conversation, with responses from Fried and Faye.
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Bringing together leading Heidegger scholars in critical dialogue, this timely collection of essays provides widely divergent interpretations about the controversial political significance and contemporary relevance of one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
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Introduction, Gregory Fried / 1. A Letter to Emmanuel Faye, Gregory Fried / 2. From Polemos to the Extermination of the Enemy: Response to the Open Letter of Gregory Fried, Emmanuel Faye / 3. Un-wesen: Tarrying with the Negative in Heidegger's Black Notebooks, Richard Polt / 4. Wherewith to Draw us to the Left and Right …: On Reading Heidegger in the new Millennium, Matthew Sharpe / 5. The Imperative Mode of Heidegger's Thought, National Socialism, and Anti-Semitism, Dieter Thomä / 6. Reflecting with the Heidegger Case, William Altman / 7. Philosophy or Messianism, Sidonie Kellerer / 8. Why Do We Read Heidegger?, Gregory Fried / 9. [title TBA], Emmanuel Faye / Notes / Index
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The prominent contributors to this timely and provocative volume critically reflect on and vigorously debate the significance of the deeply troubling fact that the thought of one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century was entangled in one of its most infamous and horrific political movements. At stake is nothing less than how—and, for some, even whether—we should continue to read Heidegger’s texts as contributions to philosophy.
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ISBN
9781786611918
Publisert
2019-10-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield International
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
222 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

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Biographical note

Gregory Fried is Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. With Richard Polt he has translated Heidegger’s Introduction to Metaphysics and Being and Truth, and edited A Companion to Heidegger’s “Introduction to Metaphysics” and Nature, History, State: 1933-1934.