Format:
1 Online-Ressource (228 p)
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
0826498663
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9780826498663
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9781472546715
Series Statement:
Continuum studies in Continental philosophy
Content:
1. Introduction: Death's Impact on Existence in and as Language -- Part I: Subjectivity and Selfhood in Heidegger's Being and Time -- 2. The Question of Authenticity and Inauthenticity Revisited -- 3. The Concept of 'Authentic Mitsein' in Heidegger's Being and Time -- 4. The Meaning of Heidegger's Concept of Death in Being and Time -- Part II: The Existential Nature and Ontological Origin of Language According to Heidegger's Being and Time -- 5. Martin Heidegger on the Origin of Language in Being and Time -- 6. The Legacy of Herder in Heidegger's Language Origin Theory -- 7. Birth of Language as Language of Death -- Part III: Hegel, Benjamin and the Case for Heidegger's Linguistic Ontology -- 8. Heidegger's Hegel: The Linguistic Awakening of Spirit in the Presence of Death -- 9. Walter Benjamin: An Unacknowledged Predecessor of Martin Heidegger -- 10. Conclusion: Heidegger's Parmenides
Content:
Martin Heidegger was one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. His analysis of human existence proves an inexhaustible ground for thinkers of all backgrounds who seek answers for their specific questions left open or opened up by our times. This book explores the intrinsic connection between two fundamentally human traits, language and death. Heidegger addresses each of these traits in depth, without ever explicitly outlining their relationship in a separate theory. However, in a close examination of Heidegger's magnum opus, Being and Time, Joachim L. Oberst uncovers a connection in three basic steps. Ultimately the author argues that the human invention of language is motivated by the drive towards immortality - language emerges from the experience of mortality as a response to it. This is a refreshing look at one of the most challenging and influential philosophers of our times
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441107701
Additional Edition:
Available in another form
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781472546715
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