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Heidegger, Philosophy, and Politics: The Heidelberg Conference
Jacques Derrida
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Paperback. Editor(s): Calle-Gruber, Mireille. Translator(s): Fort, Jeff. Num Pages: 116 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 256 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
In February 1988, philosophers Jacques Derrida, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe came together in Heidelberg before a large audience to discuss the philosophical and political implications of Martin Heidegger's thought. This event took place in the very amphitheater in which, more than fifty years earlier, Heidegger, as rector of the University of Freiburg and a member of the Nazi Party, had given a speech entitled The University in the New Reich. Heidegger's involvement in Nazism has always been, and will remain, an indelible scandal, but what is its real relation to his work and thought? And what are ... Read more
In February 1988, philosophers Jacques Derrida, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe came together in Heidelberg before a large audience to discuss the philosophical and political implications of Martin Heidegger's thought. This event took place in the very amphitheater in which, more than fifty years earlier, Heidegger, as rector of the University of Freiburg and a member of the Nazi Party, had given a speech entitled The University in the New Reich. Heidegger's involvement in Nazism has always been, and will remain, an indelible scandal, but what is its real relation to his work and thought? And what are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
116
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823273676
SKU
V9780823273676
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About Jacques Derrida
The late Jacques Derrida was the single most influential voice in European philosophy of the last quarter of the twentieth century. His Athens, Still Remains, The Animal That Therefore I Am, Sovereignties in Question, and Deconstruction in a Nutshell have been published by Fordham University Press. Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900-2002) was a major figure in twentieth-century philosophy and was particularly important ... Read more
Reviews for Heidegger, Philosophy, and Politics: The Heidelberg Conference
In light of the renewed debates about Heidegger and Nazism, Heidegger, Philosophy, and Politics is a timely book. Derrida, Lacoue-Labarthe and Gadamer tackle Heidegger's thinking head on, providing new insights into his legacy.
-Leonard Lawlor
Penn State University
-Leonard Lawlor
Penn State University