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Timely Meditations: Martin Heidegger and Postmodern Politics
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Timely Meditations: Martin Heidegger and Postmodern Politics
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Leslie Paul Thiele
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| Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:276 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Philosophy - metaphysics and ontology |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691609386
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| Classifications | Dewey:193 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
14 July 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Focusing on the concept of freedom, Leslie Paul Thiele makes Heidegger's philosophical works speak directly to politics in a postmodern world. Neither excusing Heidegger for his political sins nor ignoring their lesson, Thiele nonetheless refrains from polemic in order creatively to engage one of the greatest philosophers of our time. The product o
Reviews"This book is a thoughtful contribution to recent debates regarding the political dimension of Martin Heidegger's thought. Leslie Paul Thiele, an American political philosopher, looks carefully not only at Heidegger's support for the politics of the Third Reich, but at his call for a freedom which might be at one with the powers of the universe, with the primal elements of Being as such, under the direction of the Nazi Party."--Dalhousie Review
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