Synopses & Reviews
This book offers a clear and informative interpretation of Heidegger's extremely complex later philosophy (which is often dismissed as unintelligible mysticism), exploring its main themes and offering analyses of its most obscure formulations. It will be widely welcomed by students as well as scholars in Heidegger studies.
Review
"Young contests the common view that Hidegger's 'real' philosphy stops with eing and Time by claiming that Heidegger's later philosophy offers a unique diagnostic and therapeutic approach to modern destitution.... For graduate students, researchers, and faculty." Choice
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"Young contests the common view that Hidegger's 'real' philosphy stops with eing and Time by claiming that Heidegger's later philosophy offers a unique diagnostic and therapeutic approach to modern destitution.... For graduate students, researchers, and faculty." Choice
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"This is a wonderful book on Heidegger as physician and teacher."
Miles Groth, The Review of Metaphysics
Synopsis
Explains in simple and straightforward language just what Heidegger's complex later philosophy is all about.
Synopsis
This book offers a clear and informative interpretation of Heidegger's extremely complex later philosophy (which is often dismissed as unintelligible mysticism), exploring its main themes and offering analyses of its most obscure formulations. It will be widely welcomed by students as well as scholars in Heidegger studies.
Synopsis
Heideggerâs later philosophy has often been regarded as unintelligible mysticism. While not ignoring its deep and difficult complexities, Julian Youngâs book explains in simple and straightforward language just what it is all about. It will be an invaluable resource for both students and scholars of Heideggerâs works.
About the Author
Julian Young is Honorary Research Associate at the University of Auckland. His publications include Nietzsche's Philosophy of Art (CUP, 1992) Heidegger, Philosophy, Nazism (CUP, 1997), and Heidegger's Philosophy of Art (CUP, 2001). He is currently working on a translation for Cambridge University Press of Heidegger's Holzwege.
Table of Contents
1. Being, truth and metaphysics; 2. The 'destitution' of modernity; 3. The essence of modern technology; 4. Dwelling; 5. The turning; 6. Fatalism; 7. The ethics of dwelling; 8. Being a guardian; 9. Fostering the growth of the saving power.