This book explores what anyone interested in ethics can draw from Heidegger's thinking. Heidegger argues for the radical finitude of being. But finitude is not only an ontological matter; it is also located in ethical life. Moral matters are responses to finite limit-conditions, and ethics itself is finite in its modes of disclosure, appropriation, and performance. With Heidegger's help, Lawrence Hatab argues that ethics should be understood as the contingent engagement of basic practical questions, such as how should human beings live?
Lawrence J. Hatab is professor of philosophy at Old Dominion University. His previous books include Nietzsche and Eternal Recurrence: The Redemption of Time and Becoming and Myth and Philosophy: A Contest of Truths.
Chapter 1 An Overview of Heidegger's ThoughtChapter 2 Language, Pluralism, and TruthChapter 3 Being-Ethical-in-the-WorldChapter 4 Heidegger and AristotleChapter 5 VirtueChapter 6 The Role of Empathy in EthicsChapter 7 Selfhood, Freedom, and CommunityChapter 8 Ethical Existence and Limits
An exciting, imaginative, and significant contribution to ethics and ethical theory. Hatab writes with clarity and persuasiveness about a new approach to ethics that opens up the rich ethical implications of Heideggerian philosophy. Highly recommended.