Heidegger And The Jews

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Heidegger And The Jews
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jean-Francois Lyotard
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 149
Category/GenreWestern philosophy from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780816618576
ClassificationsDewey:193
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 17 September 1990
Publication Country United States

Description

Although Heidegger's relationship to nazism was hinted at as early as 1960, it was only confirmed in 1987 through the publication in France of previously unpublished speeches, lectures and letters. French intellectual responded violently, either vindicating or condemning Heidegger. The two interrelated essays in this volume are Lyotard's contribution to the debate. In the first, "the Jews", Lyotard establishes the theme of the "outsider" by placing "the Jews" in lower case, plural, and in quotation marks to represent the outsiders: artists, anarchists, black, the homeless - and the Jews; they are all a disruptive, alien force which threatens the West's dream of development and fulfilment. In "Heidegger", the second essay, Lyotard postulates a nubmer of rules for explaining the "Heidegger affair", most of which call for a close textual reading, and facilitate interpretation of the affair within the widest possible context.