Heidegger - His Life and His Philosophy (Paperback)

Martin Heidegger was an ordinary Nazi and a loyal member of the provincial petty bourgeoisie. He was also a seminal thinker of the Continental tradition and one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. How are we to make sense of this dual life? Should we factor Heidegger's domestic and political associations into our understanding of his thought, or should we treat his intellectual work independently of his abhorrent politics? How does any thinker reconcile the mundane with the ideal or the pursuit of philosophical inquiry with the demands of civic engagement? In Heidegger, Alain Badiou and Barbara Cassin immerse themselves in the philosopher's correspondence with his wife Elfride to answer these questions as they relate to Heidegger and all thinkers vulnerable to the politics of their times. They focus on Heidegger's tormented relationship with his wife, with Hannah Arendt, and with numerous other women, bringing an unusual level of intimacy to his personal and intellectual worlds.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
Release date:	September 2016
Authors:	Alain Badiou • Barbara Cassin
Translators:	Susan Spitzer
Introduction by:	Kenneth Reinhard
Dimensions:	178 x 140 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	120
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-15797-1
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Postmodernism > Structuralism, deconstruction, post-structuralism Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
LSN:	0-231-15797-5
Barcode:	9780231157971

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