Philosophy of Finitude

Heidegger, Levinas and Nietzsche

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

AvRafael Winkler

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Examining the legacies of Heidegger, along with Derrida, Levinas and Nietzsche, Rafael Winkler argues that it is not the search for truth or even contradictions that stimulates philosophical thought. Instead, it is our exposure to the unthinkable or the impossible – to thought’s own limits. An experience of the unthinkable is possible in our encounter with the uniqueness of death, the singularity of being, and of the self and the other. This 'thinking of finitude' also has political implications, as it provides us with a way to talk about, and evaluate, absolute strangeness and, by implication, the absolute stranger or foreigner.Illuminating Heidegger’s writings on the question of ontology, ethics and history, Winkler proves that this encounter with thought's limits is one of the mainstays of the philosophies of difference of Heidegger, Levinas, and Nietzsche.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-02-20
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt249 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350150997

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AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionChapter 1. Death, the Impossible 1. Introduction2. Perishing and demise3. Is dying possible?4. Singularization 5. Schizophrenia6. MourningChapter 2. Self and Other1. Introduction2. Vanquishing death3. Alterity4. The call5. Guilt6. ResponsibilityChapter 3. Figurations1. Introduction2. Proximities3. The feminine welcome4. The absolute arrivantChapter 4. Dwelling1. Introduction2. The earth3. The gods4. Antigone5. Holy mourning6. The proper and the foreign7. GuestfriendshipChapter 5. Beyond Truth1. Introduction2. Truth and error3. Justice4. Naturalism5. The end of metaphysics6. The will to truth7. Self-discipline8. ScheinChapter 6. Substance1. Introduction2. The standard hypothesis3. Essence4. Substance5. Rhetoric6. MetaphorBibliography

Through a compelling and illuminating study, Rafael Winkler asks whether “uniqueness” is a possible experience and how it should be thought. He deals with this concept in a variety of ways: the uniqueness of being, the self, the other human being, death, and responsibility for the other. By situating itself at the limits of thought, the book presents new facets of the philosophy of absolute difference. Readers will find much to ponder as the book also calls for an engaged reflection on a highly contentious problem: finitude.