Heidegger on Language and Death

The Intrinsic Connection in Human Existence

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

AvJoachim L. Oberst,Joachim L. Oberst

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-12-29
Mått156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt368 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieContinuum Studies in Continental Philosophy
Antal sidor238
FörlagContinuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN9781441107701

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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: A Unacknowledged Predecessor of Martin Heidegger; 10. Conclusion: Heidegger's Parmenides.

"Joachim Oberst provides a profound and provocative elucidation of Heidegger's mysterious thinking about the relation between the origin of language and our experience of death. Anyone hoping to understand why so many great Judeo-Christian thinkers found themselves inspired by Heidegger's existential philosophy (and vice versa) will need to read this impressively erudite, deeply challenging, and yet resolutely edifying book." - Iain Thomson, University of New Mexico, USA