Heidegger

by Richardson, William J.

• ISBN13: 9780823222551
• ISBN10: 0823222551
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Fordham Univ Pr

Summary

"This book, one of the most frequently cited works on Martin Heidegger in any language, belongs on any short list of classic studies of Continental philosophy. William J. Richardson explores the famous turn (Kehre) in Heidegger's thought after Being in Time and demonstrates how this transformation was radical without amounting to a simple contradiction of his earlier views." "In a full account of the evolution of Heidegger's work as a whole, Richardson provides a detailed, systematic, and illuminating account of both divergences and fundamental continuities in Heidegger's philosophy, especially in light of recently published works. He demonstrates that the "thinking" of Being for the later Heidegger has exactly the same configuration as the radical phenomenology of the early Heidegger, once he has passed through the "turning" of his way." Including as a preface the letter that Heidegger wrote to Richardson and a new writer's preface and epilogue, the new edition of this valuable guide will be an essential resource for students and scholars for many years to come.

Author Biography

William J. Richardson is Professor of Philosophy at Boston College.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
Martin Heidegger
Preface to the U.S. Edition	xxv
Acknowledgments	xxxix
Writer's preface	xli
Writer's preface to the third edition	xlvi
List of Symbols Used	xlvii
Introduction	1	(24)
Part I: From There to Being	25	(184)
Being and Time	27	(79)
Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics	106	(55)
The Essence of Ground	161	(33)
What is Metaphysics?	194	(15)
Part II: Reversal	209	(90)
On the Essence of Truth	211	(44)
The Self-assertion of the German University	255	(4)
Introduction to Metaphysics	259	(40)
Part III: From Being to There	299	(1)
Section A. The De-Volution of Thought	299	(102)
Plato	301	(8)
Aristotle	309	(12)
Descartes	321	(10)
Hegel	331	(30)
Nietzsche	361	(22)
Logic	383	(4)
Humanism	387	(4)
Transition: Rilke	391	(10)
Section B. The Re-trieve of Thought	401	(220)
The Origin of a Work of Art, Holderlin and the Essence of Poetry	403	(15)
The Time of World-as-Picture	418	(5)
``As when upon a day of rest. . .''	423	(11)
Nietzsche's Word ``God is dead''	434	(6)
``Homecoming,'' ``Recollection''	440	(33)
What is Metaphysics: Epilogue	473	(11)
Aληθεια	484	(6)
'Λoγoσ	490	(12)
Towards an Analysis of Release, Nihilism	502	(12)
in Terms of Being-as-history	510	(4)
The Saying of Anaximander	514	(13)
Whereunto the Poet?	527	(3)
Letter on Humanism	530	(23)
Interlude	553	(9)
From the Experience of Thought	553	(5)
The Pathway	558	(4)
What is Metaphysics?: Introduction. The Essence of Ground: Prologue	562	(4)
The Thing	566	(11)
Language	577	(6)
Working, Dwelling, Thinking	583	(5)
``. . . Poetically doth man dwell. . .''	588	(7)
What E-vokes Thought?	595	(26)
Conclusion	621	(22)
Epilogue	643	(8)
Chapter Outlines	651	(18)
Appendix: Courses, Seminars and Lectures of Martin Heidegger	669	(32)
Bibliography
Heidegger's Works	683	(8)
Order of Publication	683	(4)
Order of Composition	687	(4)
Other Works Cited	691	(2)
Selective Bibliography	693	(5)
English Translations	698	(3)
Glossary	701	(42)
Indexes
Index of Texts Cited	719	(19)
Index of Proper Names	738	(2)
Index of Greek Terms	740	(3)
General Index	743