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.
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