Can I read Heidegger & the Political : Dystopias on EtoBox?

Heidegger & the Political : Dystopias by Miguel de Beistegui is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Heidegger & the Political : Dystopias about?

The legacy of Heidegger's membership in the Nazi party has consumed almost every aspect of continental philosophical thought and is in many ways <i>the</i> philosophical question of the twentieth century. Yet many recent books have placed Heidegger the National Socialist before Heidegger the Philosopher. <b><i>Heidegger and the Political</i></b> is a balanced yet incisive account of why Heidegger saw in national socialism the possibility of reawakening Germany to its lost essence, and how this resulted in a catastrophic "failure of thinking". <p>In an intelligent and nuanced rethinking of the Heidegger "affair", Miguel de Beistegui argues that it is Heidegger's philosophy that provides clues to his political activism. If we are to understand the absence of a systematic political philosophy in Heidegger, we must trace the thinking in his major philosophical work, <i>Being and Time</i> and his later writings on technology and global nihilism before we can reveal the roots of his political involvement.</p> <p>Even if it was for a short time, the question remains, however, why Heidegger embraced Nazism so enthusiastically. de Beistegui asserts Heidegger's involvement was subordinated t

Who reads Heidegger & the Political : Dystopias?

Author

Miguel de Beistegui

Publisher

Routledge

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9781134791224

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Political Science, Government & Politics