Heidegger
Subtitle: his life & his philosophy
By: Alain Badiou & Barbara Cassin ; translated by Susan Spitzer ; introduction by Kenneth Reinhard
Contributors: Cassin, Barbara, author
Series: Insurrections: critical studies in religion, politics, and culture; Insurrections
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 97
ISBN-13: 9780231157964; 9780231157971
Subjects: National socialism and philosophy; Relations with women; Political and social views
Work titles: Heidegger
Description: Martin Heidegger was an ordinary Nazi and a loyal member of the provincial petty bourgeoisie. He was also a seminal thinker of the Continental tradition and one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. How are we to make sense of this dual life? Should we factor Heidegger's domestic and political associations into our understanding of his thought, or should we treat his intellectual work independently of his abhorrent politics? How does any thinker reconcile the mundane with the ideal or the pursuit of philosophical inquiry with the demands of civic engagement? In Heidegger, Alain Badiou and Barbara Cassin immerse themselves in the philosopher's correspondence with his wife Elfride to answer these questions as they relate to Heidegger and all thinkers vulnerable to the politics of their times. They focus on Heidegger's tormented relationship with his wife, with Hannah Arendt, and with numerous other women, bringing an unusual level of intimacy to his personal and intellectual worlds.
Notes: Translated from the French.

Includes bibliographical references and index.