Michael Bowler is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Michigan Technological University, USA. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, USA.

• Introduction; 1. Rickert, Value Philosophy and the Primacy of Practical Reason; 2. Husserl, Phenomenology and Lived-Experience; 3. Heideggerian Reflections on Paul Natorp; 4. Dilthey on Life, Lived-Experience and Worldview Philosophy; 5. Toward and Fundamental Ontology; 6. Philosophy as Praxis; Bibliography; Index.

"Rather than directly presenting an interpretation of the relationship between Aristotle and Heidegger, Bowler's book examines the relationship indirectly through a discussion of Heidegger's confrontation with the work of his contemporaries, with representatives of German neo-Kantianism, Lebensphilosophie, and phenomenology figuring most prominently in Bowler's account. These chapters present clear readings of figures such as Ricker, Husserl, Natorp, and Delthey... This book provides insights into the figures that influenced Heidegger's early thought in a thoroughly lucid and engaging manner. Summing Up: Recommended.Graduate students and faculty/researchers." -C.R. McCall, CHOICE, January 2009

Michael Bowler is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Michigan Technological University, USA. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, USA.

• Introduction; 1. Rickert, Value Philosophy and the Primacy of Practical Reason; 2. Husserl, Phenomenology and Lived-Experience; 3. Heideggerian Reflections on Paul Natorp; 4. Dilthey on Life, Lived-Experience and Worldview Philosophy; 5. Toward and Fundamental Ontology; 6. Philosophy as Praxis; Bibliography; Index.

"Rather than directly presenting an interpretation of the relationship between Aristotle and Heidegger, Bowler's book examines the relationship indirectly through a discussion of Heidegger's confrontation with the work of his contemporaries, with representatives of German neo-Kantianism, Lebensphilosophie, and phenomenology figuring most prominently in Bowler's account. These chapters present clear readings of figures such as Ricker, Husserl, Natorp, and Delthey... This book provides insights into the figures that influenced Heidegger's early thought in a thoroughly lucid and engaging manner. Summing Up: Recommended.Graduate students and faculty/researchers." -C.R. McCall, CHOICE, January 2009

Michael Bowler is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Michigan Technological University, USA. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, USA.

• Introduction; 1. Rickert, Value Philosophy and the Primacy of Practical Reason; 2. Husserl, Phenomenology and Lived-Experience; 3. Heideggerian Reflections on Paul Natorp; 4. Dilthey on Life, Lived-Experience and Worldview Philosophy; 5. Toward and Fundamental Ontology; 6. Philosophy as Praxis; Bibliography; Index.

"Rather than directly presenting an interpretation of the relationship between Aristotle and Heidegger, Bowler's book examines the relationship indirectly through a discussion of Heidegger's confrontation with the work of his contemporaries, with representatives of German neo-Kantianism, Lebensphilosophie, and phenomenology figuring most prominently in Bowler's account. These chapters present clear readings of figures such as Ricker, Husserl, Natorp, and Delthey... This book provides insights into the figures that influenced Heidegger's early thought in a thoroughly lucid and engaging manner. Summing Up: Recommended.Graduate students and faculty/researchers." -C.R. McCall, CHOICE, January 2009