Heidegger And The Subject (contemporary Studies In Philosophy And The Human Sciences)

Against traditional interpretations, which claim either that Heidegger has rendered all accounts of subjectivity - and consequently of ethics - impossible, or, on the contrary, that Heidegger merely renews the modern metaphysics of subjectivity, Raffoul demonstrates how Heidegger's destruction/deconstruction of the subject opens the space for a radically non-subjectivistic formulation of human being. Raffoul reconstitutes and analyses Heidegger's debate with the great thinkers of subjectivity (Descartes, Kant, Husserl), in order to show that Heidegger's 'destructive' reading of the modern metaphysics of subjectivity is, in fact, a positive re-appropriation of the ontological foundations of the subject. Raffoul's recasting of Heidegger's work on human subjectivity should prove indispensable in future debates on the fate of the subject in the post-modern era.

Against traditional interpretations, which claim either that Heidegger has rendered all accounts of subjectivity-and consequently of ethics-impossible, or, on the contrary, that Heidegger merely renews the modern metaphysics of subjectivity, Raffoul demonstrates how Heidegger's destruction/deconstruction of the subject opens the space for a radically nonsubjectivistic formulation of human being.

Raffoul reconstitutes and analyzes Heidegger's debate with the great thinkers of subjectivity (Descartes, Kant, Husserl), in order to show that Heidegger's "destructive" reading of the modern metaphysics of subjectivity is, in fact, a positive reappropriation of the ontological foundations of the subject. Raffoul's recasting of Heidegger's work on human subjectivity should prove indispensable in future debates on the fate of the subject in the postmodern era.

Pt. I. Subjectivity And Tradition. 1. The Question Of The Self. 2. Confrontation With The Subjectivist Modern Tradition: The Relation To Idealism. 3. The Cartesian Obstacle. 4. The Kantian Moment As A Turning-point In The Tradition -- Pt. Ii. The Ontological Basis Of The Subject. 5. The Meanings Of Deconstruction. 6. Consciousness And Dasein: The Question Of Ekstasis. 7. The Destruction Of Vorhandenheit. 8. The Question Of Reflection -- Pt. Iii. Mineness And Appropriation. 9. The Ontology Of Mineness. 10. The Authentic And Inauthentic Modes Of Mineness. Conclusion: Being One's Own. François Raffoul ; Translated By David Pettigrew And Gregory Recco. Based On The Author's Dissertation (doctoral)--ecole Des Hautes études En Sciences Sociales, Paris. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 259-314) And Index. Demonstrates how Heidegger's destruction/deconstruction of the subject opens the space for a radically non-subjectivistic formulation of human being. This work analyses Heidegger's debate with the great thinkers of subjectivity - Descartes, Kant, Husserl.