| Martin Heidegger and the Problem of Historical Meaning (REV and Expanded) REV and Expande Edition Contributor(s): Barash, Jeffrey Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823222640 ISBN-13: 9780823222643 Publisher: Fordham University Press OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2003 Annotation: Now in paperback, this important book explores the central role of historical thought in the full range of Heideggers thought, both the early writings leading up to Being and Time, and after the reversal or Kehre that inaugurated his later work. Barash examines Heideggers views on history in a richly developed context of debates that transpired in the early 20th-century German philosophy of history. He addresses a key unifying themethe problem of historical meaning and the search for coherent criteria of truth in an era of historical relativismas he traces the engagement with historicity throughout all major epochs and works. Barash revises this edition to explore new material, including Heideggers lecture course texts from 1910 to 1923, and adds an expanded, updated bibliography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - History | Historiography - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Dewey: 901 |
| LCCN: 2003011499 |
| Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.08" W x 9.04" (0.95 lbs) 286 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now in paperback, this important book explores the central role of historical thought in the full range of Heidegger's thought, both the early writings leading up to Being and Time, and after the reversalor Kehre that inaugurated his later work. Barash examines Heidegger's views on history in a richly developed context of debates that transpired in the early 20th-century German philosophy of history. He addresses a key unifying theme-the problem of historical meaning and the search for coherent criteria of truth in an era of historical relativism-as he traces the engagement with historicity throughout all major epochs and works. Barash revises this edition to explore new material, including Heidegger's lecture course texts from 1910 to 1923, and adds an expanded, updated bibliography. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barash, Jeffrey Andrew: - Jeffrey Andrew Barash is Professeur des Universités at the Université d'Amiens and has published widely on political philosophy, phenomenology, and modern German thought. |