Heidegger and German Platonism

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The Shadows of Marburg

Antoine Pageau-St Hilaire (University of Ottawa)

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Cambridge University Press
05 March 2026

Philosophy; Phenomenology & Existentialism; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; History of ideas

Heidegger criticized Plato, alleging that all metaphysics is Platonism and that metaphysics is a misunderstanding and falsification of the question of Being. Is it possible to defend Platonism against this Heideggerian accusation? Three thinkers among Heidegger's first generation of students answered this question affirmatively, and appropriated Platonic philosophy in order to respond to Heidegger's critique and to criticize his thought more broadly. Antoine Pageau-St-Hilaire examines the Platonic critiques of Heidegger found in the works of Leo Strauss, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Gerhard Krüger in the context from which they emerged, namely the intellectual constellation of Marburg as shaped by Marburg neo-Kantian Platonism and the philological innovations of Paul Friedländer. His rich study illuminates neglected aspects of the reception of Plato in the German tradition, and presents a new narrative of developments in post-Heideggerian thought.

By: Antoine Pageau-St Hilaire (University of Ottawa)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781009564441
ISBN 10: 1009564447
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 05 March 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. The Ideenlehre as methodology in Marburg Neo-Kantian Platonism; 2. Three problems in Heidegger's Plato; 3. Philological interlude: Friedländer's platonic discovery; 4. On the meaning of the dialogical form of Plato's writings; 5. Plato and the poets and Plato as poet; 6. Philosophy, politics and the ironies of Plato's republic; 7. The forms between transcendence and immanence: on the elusiveness of being; Concluding remarks; Bibliography; Index.

Antoine Pageau-St-Hilaire is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Ottawa. He has published widely on ancient Greek philosophy and post-Kantian European philosophy.

Reviews for Heidegger and German Platonism: The Shadows of Marburg

'Pageau-St Hilaire reads with exceptional clarity and insight four pivotal figures, Heidegger and three of his most gifted students: Strauss, Gadamer, and Krüger. Krüger is largely unknown in the Anglophone world, especially compared with Gadamer, and so Pageau-St Hilaire's contextual elucidation will open up long neglected avenues for research. His treatment of Heidegger's confrontation early in his career with the Marburg school Neo-Kantian Platonism, as well as his judicious discussion of contemporary debates about Heidegger's interpretation of Plato, will make this book essential reading for anyone interested in the reception of Plato in Continental philosophy and beyond.' Gregory Fried, Boston College