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Heidegger and the Will
Bret W. Davis
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Description for Heidegger and the Will
Paperback. The problem of the will has long been viewed as central to Heidegger's later thought. Focusing on this problem, this book aims to clarify key issues from the philosopher's later period, and demonstrates how his so-called "turn" is not a simple "turnaround" from voluntarism to passivism. Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
The problem of the will has long been viewed as central to Heidegger's later thought. In the first book to focus on this problem, Bret W. Davis clarifies key issues from the philosopher's later period - particularly his critique of the culmination of the history of metaphysics in the technological ""will to will"" and the possibility of Gelassenheit or ""releasement"" from this willful way of being in the world - but also shows that the question of will is at the very heart of Heidegger's thinking, a pivotal issue in his path from ""Being and Time"" (1926) to ""Time and ... Read more
The problem of the will has long been viewed as central to Heidegger's later thought. In the first book to focus on this problem, Bret W. Davis clarifies key issues from the philosopher's later period - particularly his critique of the culmination of the history of metaphysics in the technological ""will to will"" and the possibility of Gelassenheit or ""releasement"" from this willful way of being in the world - but also shows that the question of will is at the very heart of Heidegger's thinking, a pivotal issue in his path from ""Being and Time"" (1926) to ""Time and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810120358
SKU
V9780810120358
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About Bret W. Davis
Bret W. Davis is assistant professor of philosophy at Loyola College in Maryland.
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