Nature, History, State: 1933-1934 presents the first complete English-language translation of Heidegger's seminar 'On the Essence and Concepts of Nature, History and State', together with full introductory material and interpretive essays by five leading thinkers and scholars: Robert Bernasconi, Peter Eli Gordon, Marion Heinz, Theodore Kisiel and Slavoj Žižek.
The seminar, which was held while Heidegger was serving as National Socialist rector of the University of Freiburg, represents important evidence of the development of Heidegger's political thought. The text consists of ten 'protocols' on the seminar sessions, composed by students and reviewed by Heidegger. The first session's protocol is a rather personal commentary on the atmosphere in the classroom, but the remainder have every appearance of being faithful transcripts of Heidegger's words, in which he raises a variety of fundamental questions about nature, history and the state. The seminar culminates in an attempt to sketch a political philosophy that supports the 'Führer state'. The text is important evidence for anyone considering the tortured question of Heidegger's Nazism and its connection to his philosophy in general.
By:
Martin Heidegger
Translated by:
Professor Gregory Fried,
Professor Richard Polt
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 334g
ISBN: 9781441176387
ISBN 10: 1441176381
Series: Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 28 September 2013
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
About the Contributors Editors’ Introduction Part I: On the Essence and Concept of Nature, History, and State Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10 Part II: Interpretive Essays Volk and Führer Marion Heinz Heidegger in Purgatory Peter E. Gordon Who Belongs? Heidegger’s Philosophy of the Volk in 1933-34 Robert Bernasconi The Seminar of Winter Semester 1933-34 Within Heidegger’s Three Concepts of the Political Theodore Kisiel Heidegger in the Foursome of Struggle, Historicity, Will, and Gelassenheit Slavoj Žižek Endnotes Index
Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is regarded as one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. Gregory Fried is Professor of Philosophy at Suffolk University, Boston, USA. Richard Polt is Professor of Philosophy at Xavier University, Cincinnati, USA. Contributors: Marion Heinz, Theodore Kisiel, Peter Eli Gordon, Robert Bernasconi, and Slavoj Žižek.
Reviews for Nature, History, State: 1933-1934
There is no more disturbing or haunting event in philosophy's recent history than that defined by Heidegger's political activities in the 1930s. Those activities and the questions they raise will cast a shadow for a long time to come. The protocols of Heidegger's seminar - precisely translated and thoughtfully introduced - coupled with the excellent critical essays that constitute this volume are decisive texts for those who seek to understand this difficult matter. -- Dennis J. Schmidt, The Pennsylvania State University This collection ... is an important document in the battle for determining Heidegger's legacy as either one of the most profound minds of the 20th century, or a charlatan abusing his philosophical credentials to provide intellectual justification for Nazism. With this accessible translation re-published in paperback form, English audiences can read the primary text and wade into this important debate in Heidegger scholarship for themselves ... [T]his publication does a service in filling a vital part of the picture. -- Richard J. Elliott * Philosophy *
