The debate on Heidegger's turning toward National Socialism that began in the 1940s returned in force with the publication of Victor Farias's Heidegger et le nazisme in 1987. The original debate has spread throughout Europe and across the Atlantic Ocean, and a number of books have appeared in response to the debate and to Farias's study itself. Janicaud draws a firm connection between Heidegger's philosophical position and his political engagement. He thus goes beyond those writers who attempt to handle the issue of Heidegger's Nazism simply on the level of his personal political judgment, in isolation from his philosophy, by attempting to distinguish rigorously between the thinker and the man. Janicaud's calm rejection of this approach, his refusal to salvage the philosopher from the wreck of the man, is an original contribution to this complex and emotional debate.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
ISBN-13
9780810112155
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90562943
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Shadow of That Thought
Author
Dominique Janicaud
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Publication Year
1996
Number of Pages
136 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Dominique Janicaud
Series Title
Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy