Horizons of Authenticity in Phenomenology, Existentialism, and Moral Psychology: Essays in Honor of Charles Guignon (Contributions to Phenomenology Book 74)

This volume centers on the exploration of the ways in which the canonical texts and thinkers of the phenomenological and existential tradition can be utilized to address contemporary, concrete philosophical issues. In particular, the included essays address the key facets of the work of Charles Guignon, and as such, honor and extend his thought and approach to philosophy. To this end, the four main sections of the volume deal with the question of authenticity, i.e. what it means to be an authentic person, the ways in which the phenomenological and existential traditions can impact the sciences, how best to understand the fact of human mortality, and, finally, the ways philosophical reflection can help address current questions of value. The volume is designed primarily to serve as a secondary resource for students and specialists interested in rediscovering the practical application of existential and phenomenological thought. The collection of scholarly essays, then, could be used in conjunction with some of the more recent scholarship concerning the practical value of philosophy. Along with contributing to previous scholarship, the essays in this proposed volume attempt to update and expand the scope of phenomenological and existential inquiry. ​ Table of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionHans Pedersen and Megan Altman Part I Authenticity and Subjectivity Chapter 2: Can We Drop the Subject?: Heidegger, Selfhood, and the History of a Modern Word Lawrence J. Hatab Chapter 3: Knowing Thyself in a Contemporary Context: A Fresh Look at Heideggerian AuthenticitySteven Burgess and Casey Rentmeester Chapter 4: From Extremity to Releasement: Place, Authenticity, and the Self Jeff Malpas Chapter 5: Guignon on Self-Surrender and Homelessness in Dostoevsky and HeideggerKevin Aho Chapter 6: Authenticity and Duty in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Michael E. Zimmerman Part II Phenomenology Reflection on the Sciences and TechnologyChapter 7: Phenomenology of Value and the Value of PhenomenologyBenjamin Crowe Chapter 8: Heidegger and Dilthey: Language, History, and Hermeneutics...Eric S. NelsonChapter 9: A Phenomenological Reformulation of Psychology: Resources, Progress, and Prospects Blaine J. Fowers Chapter 10: Philosophical Hermeneutics and the One and the ManyFrank C. Richardson and Robert C. Bishop Chapter 11: The Phenomenological Elements of Addiction: A Heideggerian Perspective Frank SchalowChapter 12: A Heideggerian Critique of CyberbeingRichard PoltPart III Phenomenological Considerations of Death and EthicsChapter: 13 Death in Being and Time: Getting Our Stories Straight Adam BubenChapter 14: Mortality and Morality: A Heideggerian Interpretation of Kierkegaard's Either/Or Megan AltmanChapter 15: Rethinking Levinas on Heidegger on Death Iain ThomsonChapter 16: Dumas and Heidegger on Death to Come Mariana OrtegaPart IV Questions of Agency and the SocialChapter 17: The Phenomenology of Agency and Deterministic Agent-CausationDerk PereboomChapter 18: Kierkegaard and the Problem of Ironic Agency Hans PedersenChapter 19: Phenomenology as Social CritiqueBill KochChapter 20: Existential SocializationDaniel O. DahlstromChapter 21: `Demanding Authenticity of Ourselves': Heidegger on Authenticity as an Extra-Moral IdealMark A. Wrathall This volume centers on the exploration of the ways in which the canonical texts and thinkers of the phenomenological and existential tradition can be utilized to address contemporary, concrete philosophical issues.℗l In particular, the included essays address the key facets of the work of Charles Guignon, and as such, honor and extend his thought and approach to philosophy. To this end, the four main sections of the volume deal with the question of authenticity, i.e. what it means to be an authentic person, the ways in which the phenomenological and existential traditions can impact the sciences, how best to understand the fact of human mortality, and, finally, the ways philosophical reflection can help address current questions of value. The volume is designed primarily to serve as a secondary resource for students and specialists interested in rediscovering the practical application of existential and phenomenological thought. The collection of scholarly essays, then, could be used in conjunction with some of the more recent scholarship concerning the practical value of philosophy. Along with contributing to previous scholarship, the essays in this proposed volume attempt to update and expand the scope of phenomenological and existential inquiry