Nature, History, State: 1933-1934

ISBN-13: 9781441116178 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 216 str.

Martin Heidegger; Gregory Fried; Richard Polt

Opis

Nature, History, State: 1933-1934 presents the first complete English-language translation of Heidegger's seminar 'On the Essence and Concepts of Nature, History and State', together with full introductory material and interpretive essays by five leading thinkers and scholars: Robert Bernasconi, Peter Eli Gordon, Marion Heinz, Theodore Kisiel and Slavoj Zizek. The seminar, which was held while Heidegger was serving as National Socialist rector of the University of Freiburg, represents important evidence of the development of Heidegger's political thought. The text consists of ten 'protocols' on the seminar sessions, composed by students and reviewed by Heidegger. The first session's protocol is a rather personal commentary on the atmosphere in the classroom, but the remainder have every appearance of being faithful transcripts of Heidegger's words, in which he raises a variety of fundamental questions about nature, history and the state. The seminar culminates in an attempt to sketch a political philosophy that supports the 'Fuhrer state'. The text is important evidence for anyone considering the tortured question of Heidegger's Nazism and its connection to his philosophy in general.

Recenzje

There is no more disturbing or haunting event in philosophy's recent history than that defined by Heidegger's political activities in the 1930s. Those activities and the questions they raise will cast a shadow for a long time to come. The protocols of Heidegger's seminar - precisely translated and thoughtfully introduced - coupled with the excellent critical essays that constitute this volume are decisive texts for those who seek to understand this difficult matter. Dennis J. Schmidt, The Pennsylvania State University 20130408

Spis treści

About the ContributorsEditors' IntroductionPart I: On the Essence and Concept of Nature, History, and StateSession 1Session 2Session 3Session 4Session 5Session 6Session 7Session 8Session 9Session 10Part II: Interpretive EssaysVolk and Führer Marion HeinzHeidegger in Purgatory Peter E. GordonWho Belongs? Heidegger's Philosophy of the Volk in 1933-34 Robert BernasconiThe Seminar of Winter Semester 1933-34 Within Heidegger's Three Concepts of the Political Theodore KisielHeidegger in the Foursome of Struggle, Historicity, Will, and Gelassenheit Slavoj ZizekEndnotesIndex

O autorze

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is regarded as one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. Gregory Fried is Professor of Philosophy at Suffolk University, Boston, USA. Richard Polt is Professor of Philosophy at Xavier University, Cincinnati, USA.