Martin Heidegger : Key Concepts

Heidegger's writings are among the most formidable in recent philosophy. The pivotal concepts of his thought are for many the source of both fascination and frustration. Yet any student of philosophy needs to become acquainted with Heidegger's thought. ""Martin Heidegger: Key Concepts"" is designed to facilitate this. Each chapter introduces and explains a key Heideggerian concept, or a cluster of closely related concepts. Together, the chapters cover the full range of Heidegger's thought in its early, middle, and later phases. Explaining consciousness is one of the last great unanswered scientific and philosophical problems. Immediately known, familiar and obvious, consciousness is also baffling, opaque and strange. This introduction to the problems posed by consciousness discusses the most important work of cognitive science, neurophysiology and philosophy of mind of recent years and presents an up to date assessment of the issues and debates. The book#x92;s engagement with the neuroscience material sets it apart from other philosophical introductions. Welshon presents an informal and largely non-technical account of the properties of consciousness that are thought to be the most paradigmatic and problematic before examining recent scientific work #x96; from neurophysiological studies of the brain to computational theories of the mind #x96; and the philosophical problems that these accounts raise Cover 1 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Contributors 8 Acknowledgements 12 Abbreviations 14 Introduction: Key concepts in Heidegger's thinking of being 18 1. Hermeneutics of facticity 34 2. Phenomenology: Heidegger after Husserl and the Greeks 50 3. Dasein as being-in-the-world 61 4. Care and authenticity 74 5. Being and time 86 6. The turn 99 7. Heidegger, National Socialism and the German people 119 8. Truth as aletheia and the clearing of beyng 133 9. The work of art 145 10. Ereignis: The event of appropriation 157 11. The history of being 172 12. Will and Gelassenheit 185 13. Ge-stell: Enframing as the essence of technology 200 14. Language and poetry 212 15. The fourfold 225 16. Ontotheology and the question of god(s) 236 17. Heidegger on Christianity and divinity: A chronological compendium 248 Chronology of Heidegger's life 277 Bibliography 283 Index 298 "Martin Heidegger's writings are among the most formidable of recent philosophy. The pivotal concepts of his thought are for many the source of both fascination and frustration. Yet any student of philosophy--or of contemporary thought in general--needs to become acquainted with Heidegger's hugely influential ideas. Martin Heidegger : Key Concepts is designed to facilitate this. Each chapter introduces and explains a key Heideggerian concept, or a cluster of closely related concepts, and together the chapters cover the full range of Heidegger's thought in its early, middle and later phases. The book provides both a comprehensive introduction to Heidegger's work for the beginning student and an accessible reference for more advanced readers interested in particular aspects of Heidegger's thought."--Page 4 of cover Contributors include Charles Bambach, Daniel Dahlstrom, Bret W. Davis, Jonathan Dronsfield, Gnter Figal, Catriona Hanley, Theodore Kisiel, John Lysaker, Andrew Mitchell, Richard Polt, Daniela Vallega-Neu, Charles Scott, Thomas Sheehan, Timothy Stapleton, Daniela Vallega-Neu, Ben Vedder, and Peter Warnek. Annotation. Addresses and clarifies Heidegger's basic concepts for the uninitiated.