Heidegger, Metaphysics and the Univocity of Being (Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy, 83)

In __Heidegger, Metaphysics and the Univocity of Being__, Philip Tonner presents an interpretation of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger in terms of the doctrine of the ‘univocity of being'. According to the doctrine of univocity there is a fundamental concept of being that is truly predicable of everything that exists. This book explores Heidegger's engagement with the work of John Duns Scotus, who raised philosophical univocity to its historical apotheosis. **Early in his career, Heidegger wrote a book-length study of what he took to be a philosophical text of Duns Scotus'. Yet, the word ‘univocity' rarely features in translations of Heidegger's works. Tonner shows, by way of a comprehensive discussion of Heidegger's philosophy, that a univocal notion of being in fact plays a distinctive and crucial role in his thought. This book thus presents a novel interpretation of Heidegger's work as a whole that builds on a suggested interpretation by Gilles Deleuze in __Difference and Repetition__ and casts a new light on Heidegger's philosophy, clearly illuminating his debt to Duns Scotus.** Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 8 Abbreviations of Heidegger’s Works......Page 10 General Introduction......Page 12 The Univocity of Being......Page 13 The Modern Predicament......Page 16 From Heidegger to Aristotle......Page 21 Medieval Philosophy......Page 30 Scholasticism......Page 32 The Question of Being......Page 38 Analogy, the Medieval Experience of Life......Page 43 Univocity and Phenomenology......Page 46 Destruction and Tradition......Page 48 Metaphysics......Page 50 Phenomenological Philosophy and Aletheia......Page 52 Descartes, Scholasticism and Time......Page 55 The Presupposition of the Tradition......Page 59 Scholasticism, Analogy and the Interpretation of Heidegger......Page 60 The Phenomena of Beingness and Time......Page 68 Beyond Being......Page 69 The Analogical Interpretation of Heidegger’s Text......Page 71 Being and Some Other Key Terms......Page 76 The Phenomenology of Being and the Question of Dasein......Page 83 Transcendental Philosophy......Page 85 Univocity from 1916 to 1927......Page 90 Cartesian Connections and the Medieval Ontology......Page 96 Dasein, Univocity and the Question of Analogy......Page 100 Husserl and Heidegger......Page 105 Phenomenology, Being and Univocity......Page 118 Univocity and Analogy......Page 125 Mysticism......Page 128 The Present Age......Page 136 The Later Heidegger......Page 137 A-Letheia, Ereignis and Epochal Immanence......Page 139 A History of Being......Page 144 The Tradition......Page 148 The History of Metaphysics......Page 151 The Medieval and the Modern......Page 156 A History of the Modern: Subjectivity......Page 162 History and Civilization......Page 164 Art and History......Page 168 Fractured History......Page 172 Language and Poetry......Page 178 The Fate of Univocity......Page 180 The Re-enchanted Forest......Page 185 Being Mortal......Page 188 Conclusion......Page 191 Appendix: The Univocity of Being: Deleuze......Page 196 Notes......Page 200 Select Bibliography......Page 207 B......Page 220 D......Page 221 E......Page 222 H......Page 223 I......Page 224 M......Page 225 P......Page 226 S......Page 227 U......Page 228 Y......Page 229

A new interpretation of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger in terms of the doctrine of the univocity of being.

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Engages extensively with John Duns Scotus as the thinker who raised philosophical univocity to its historical apotheosis.

Illuminates Heidegger's debt to Duns Scotus and thus makes an important contribution to the field of Heidegger Studies.

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In Heidegger, Metaphysics and the Univocity of Being, Philip Tonner presents an interpretation of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger in terms of the doctrine of the 'univocity of being'. According to the doctrine of univocity there is a fundamental concept of being that is truly predicable of everything that exists. This book explores Heidegger's engagement with the work of John Duns Scotus, who raised philosophical univocity to its historical apotheosis. Early in his career, Heidegger wrote a book-length study of what he took to be a philosophical text of Duns Scotus'. Yet, the word 'univocity' rarely features in translations of Heidegger's works. Tonner shows, by way of a comprehensive discussion of Heidegger's philosophy, that a univocal notion of being in fact plays a distinctive and crucial role in his thought. This book thus presents a novel interpretation of Heidegger's work as a whole that builds on a suggested interpretation by Gilles Deleuze in Difference and Repetition and casts a new light on Heidegger's philosophy, clearly illuminating his debt to Duns Scotus.

Introduction The univocity of being The modern predicament The problem of univocity in ancient and medieval philosophy From Heidegger to Aristotle Medieval philosophy Scholasticism Heidegger, Scotus, and univocity The question of being Analogy, the medieval experience of life Univocity and phenomenology Destruction and tradition Metaphysics Phenomenological philosophy and aletheia Descartes, scholasticism, and time The presupposition of the tradition Scholasticism, analogy, and the interpretation of Heidegger The phenomena of beingness and time Beyond being The analogical interpretation of Heidegger's text Univocity and phenomenological philosophy Being and some other key terms The phenomenology of being and the question of Dasein Transcendental philosophy Univocity from 1916 to 1927 Cartesian connections and the medieval ontology Dasein, univocity, and the question of analogy Univocity and fundamental ontology Husserl and Heidegger Phenomenology, being, and univocity Univocity and analogy Univocity and Heidegger's later thought Mysticism The present age The later Heidegger A-letheia, ereignis, and epochal immanence A history of being The tradition The history of metaphysics The medieval and the modern A history of the modern : subjectivity Univocity and the problem of history History and civilization Art and history Fractured history Language and poetry The fate of univocity The re-enchanted forest Being mortal.

In Heidegger, Metaphysics and the Univocity of Being, Philip Tonner presents an interpretation of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger in terms of the doctrine of the ‘univocity of being’. According to the doctrine of univocity there is a fundamental concept of being that is truly predicable of everything that exists. This book explores Heidegger’s engagement with the work of John Duns Scotus, who raised philosophical univocity to its historical apotheosis.
Early in his career, Heidegger wrote a book-length study of what he took to be a philosophical text of Duns Scotus’. Yet, the word ‘univocity’ rarely features in translations of Heidegger’s works. Tonner shows, by way of a comprehensive discussion of Heidegger’s philosophy, that a univocal notion of being in fact plays a distinctive and crucial role in his thought. This book thus presents a novel interpretation of Heidegger’s work as a whole that builds on a suggested interpretation by Gilles Deleuze in Difference and Repetition and casts a new light on Heidegger’s philosophy, clearly illuminating his debt to Duns Scotus.

In Heidegger, Metaphysics and the Univocity of Being , Philip Tonner presents an interpretation of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger in terms of the doctrine of the ‘univocity of being'. According to the doctrine of univocity there is a fundamental concept of being that is truly predicable of everything that exists. This book explores Heidegger's engagement with the work of John Duns Scotus, who raised philosophical univocity to its historical apotheosis. Early in his career, Heidegger wrote a book-length study of what he took to be a philosophical text of Duns Scotus'. Yet, the word ‘univocity' rarely features in translations of Heidegger's works. Tonner shows, by way of a comprehensive discussion of Heidegger's philosophy, that a univocal notion of being in fact plays a distinctive and crucial role in his thought. This book thus presents a novel interpretation of Heidegger's work as a whole that builds on a suggested interpretation by Gilles Deleuze in Difference and Repetition and casts a new light on Heidegger's philosophy, clearly illuminating his debt to Duns Scotus.