The Heidegger case : on philosophy and politics

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The Heidegger case : on philosophy and politics

edited by Tom Rockmore and Joseph Margolis

Temple University Press, 1992

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The relation between Martin Heidegger's philosophical thought and his political commitment has been widely discussed in recent years, following the publication of Victor Farias's controversial study, "Heidegger and Nazism", published in this country by Temple University Press. "The Heidegger Case" is a collection of original essays, by both American and European philosophers, on issues raised by Heidegger's involvement with the Nazis. The contributors consider such matters as the relationship between Heidegger's philosophical theories and his public statements and activities, the ways in which his ideas on social and political life compare with those of other philosophers, and the role of philosophy with respect to politics. Author note: Tom Rockmore is Professor of Philosophy at Duquesne University. Joseph Margolis is Professor of Philosophy at Temple University. Professors Rockmore and Margolis edited "Heidegger and Nazism (Temple)" and wrote the Foreword.

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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I 1. Heidegger's Apology: Biography as Philosophy and Ideology - Theodore Kisiel 2. Ontological Aestheticism: Heidegger, Junger, and National Socialism - Michael E. Zimmerman Part II 3. Biographical Bases for Heidegger's "Mentality of Disunity" - Hugo Ott 4. Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Politics - Otto Poggeler 5. Heidegger and Hitler's War - Domenico Losurdo Part III 6. Heidegger and the Greeks - Rainer Marten 7. Heidegger and Praxis - Jacques Taminiaux 8. The History of Being and Political Revolution: Reflections on a Posthumous Work of Heidegger - Nicolas Tertulian Part IV 9. Philosophy, Politics-and the "New" Questions for Hegel, for Heidegger, and for Phantasy - Hans-Christian Lucas 10. A Comment on Heidegger's Comment on Nietzsche's Alleged Comment on Hegel's Comment on the Power of Negativity - Leszek Kolakowski Part V 11. Heidegger's Scandal: Thinking and the Essence of the Victim - John D. Caputo 12. Heidegger and Politics: Some Lessons - Fred Dallmayr 13. Riveted to a Monstrous Site: On Heidegger's Beitrage zur Philosophie - Reiner Schurmann Part VI 14. Foreword to the Spanish Edition, Heidegger and Nazism - Victor Farias 15. The Purloined Letter - Dominique Janicaud 16. The Political Incompetence of Philosophy - Hans-Georg Gadamer Part VII 17. Heidegger's French Connection and the Emperor's New Clothes - Tom Rockmore 18. Discarding and Recovering Heidegger - Joseph Margolis Contributors Index

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