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For both continental and analytic styles of philosophy, the thought of Martin Heidegger must be counted as one of the most important influences in contemporary philosophy. In this book, essays by internationally noted scholars, ranging from David B. Allison to Slavoj Zizek, honour the interpretive contributions of William J. Richardson's pathbreaking Heidegger: Through Phenomenology to Thought. The essays move from traditional phenomenology to the idea of essential (another) thinking, the questions of translation and existential expressions of the turn of Heidegger's thought, the intersection of politics and language, the philosophic significance of Jacques Lacan, and several essays on science and technology. All show the influence of Richardson's first study. A valuable emphasis appears in Richardson's interpretation of Heidegger's conception of die Irre, interpreted as Errancy, set in its current locus in a discussion of Heidegger's debacle with the political in his involvement with National Socialism.
Book News Annotation:
A collection of essays (including several in German) in celebration
of philosopher Richardson and acknowledgment of his book Heidegger:
Through Phenomenology to Thought. The first two sections trace the
turning from phenomenology to thought, and towards the traditional
existential issues at stake in such transit. Further sections address
political and philosophical questions, especially Heidegger's
connection with National Socialism; Lacanian psychoanalytic theory
and related philosophical issues; and Heidegger's philosophical
reflections on the industrial, institutional character of modern
science. The volume concludes with a reference article on Heidegger
originally prepared by Richardson for the Encyclopedia of Philosophy,
Supplement (Macmillan, 1996). Indexed by name only.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:
A collection of essays which moves from traditional phenomenology to the idea of essential thinking, the questions of translation and existential expressions of the turn of Heidegger's thought, and the intersection of politics and language.
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