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The Principle of Reason
Martin Heidegger
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Description for The Principle of Reason
Paperback. Focussing on Leibniz's principle: 'nothing is without reason', this book shows that the principle of reason is in fact a principle of being. It also contains discussions of language, translation, reason, objectivity, and technology - as well as readings of Leibniz, Kant, Aristotle, and Goethe. Translator(s): Lilly, Reginald. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
The Principle of Reason, the text of an important and influential lecture course that Martin Heidegger gave in 1955-56, takes as its focal point Leibniz's principle: nothing is without reason. Heidegger shows here that the principle of reason is in fact a principle of being. Much of his discussion is aimed at bringing his readers to the leap of thinking, which enables them to grasp the principle of reason as a principle of being. This text presents Heidegger's most extensive reflection on the notion of history and its essence, the Geschick of being, which is considered on of ... Read more
The Principle of Reason, the text of an important and influential lecture course that Martin Heidegger gave in 1955-56, takes as its focal point Leibniz's principle: nothing is without reason. Heidegger shows here that the principle of reason is in fact a principle of being. Much of his discussion is aimed at bringing his readers to the leap of thinking, which enables them to grasp the principle of reason as a principle of being. This text presents Heidegger's most extensive reflection on the notion of history and its essence, the Geschick of being, which is considered on of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Series
Studies in Continental Thought
Condition
New
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253210661
SKU
V9780253210661
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About Martin Heidegger
Reginald Lilly is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Skidmore College and editor of The Ancients and the Moderns.
Reviews for The Principle of Reason
Recreates the intellectual footwork necessary for Heidegger's leap from the terra cognita of modernity into the existential questions of the age of technology.
Michael Heim Starting from Leibniz's principle of sufficient reason . . . , Heidegger reflects on the relation of modern and ancient philosophy and of poetry and thinking. . . . an accurate and readable English ... Read more
Michael Heim Starting from Leibniz's principle of sufficient reason . . . , Heidegger reflects on the relation of modern and ancient philosophy and of poetry and thinking. . . . an accurate and readable English ... Read more