| Justifying Our Existence: An Essay in Applied Phenomenology Contributor(s): Nicholson, Graeme (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802099297 ISBN-13: 9780802099297 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: In his magnum opus Being in Time (1927), Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) argued that individuals have assumed that their existence is aa given, ' when in actual fact they simply have the ability to be. Justifying Our Existence examines the ways in which human beings attempt to calm their existential concerns by magnifying and proving their existence through phenomena such as self-righteousness, careerism, nationalism, and religion. Using remarkably accessible and concise writing, Graeme Nicholson provides a close reading of Heidegger's methods to indicate how his work has a practical application for existential concerns. Justifying Our Existence shows how phenomenology can be used to foreground existence, while also providing startling insights into human behaviour, the motivation behind many of our social systems, as well as one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Phenomenology |
| Dewey: 111 |
| Series: New Studies in Phenomenology and Hermeneutics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 208 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In his magnum opus Being in Time (1927), Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) argued that individuals have assumed that their existence is a given, when in actual fact they simply have the ability to be. Justifying Our Existence examines the ways in which human beings attempt to calm their existential concerns by magnifying and proving their existence through phenomena such as self-righteousness, careerism, nationalism, and religion. Using remarkably accessible and concise writing, Graeme Nicholson provides a close reading of Heidegger's methods to indicate how his work has a practical application for existential concerns. Justifying Our Existence shows how phenomenology can be used to foreground existence, while also providing startling insights into human behaviour, the motivation behind many of our social systems, as well as one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nicholson, Graeme: - Graeme Nicholson is a professor emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Toronto |