Heidegger on ontotheology
Subtitle: technology and the politics of education
By: Iain D. Thomson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780511130502; 9780511128974
Subjects: PHILOSOPHY; Philosophy; Modern; History & Surveys; Education; Technology; Metaphysics; History
Description: Restoring Heidegger's understanding of metaphysics as 'ontotheology' to its rightful place at the center of his later thought, this book demonstrates the depth and significance of his controversial critique of technology, his appalling misadventure with Nazism, and his important philosophical suggestions for the future of higher education.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-194) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Ontotheology?; title: Understanding ontotheology as the basis for Heidegger's critique of technology; title: Heidegger and the politics of the university; 4 Heidegger's mature vision of ontological education, or How we become what we are.