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Heidegger and the Question

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An edition of Of Spirit (1989)

Of Spirit

Heidegger and the Question

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The question of Heidegger and politics has plagued (and will continue to plague) continental philosophy since Heidegger's induction into the Recktorship under the Nazi regime in the thirties. Why did he? But, and perhaps more importantly, why does something like Nazism come up? What is it about the West that breeds this kind of pathological racism? And how could Heidegger, for all his time concerned with, and working on authenticity and inauthenticity get swept up in the most inauthentic political movement of the century?

For Derrida, this kind of fascistic-nationalistic racism is not a problem of facticity, it is a problem of Spirit (Geist). Heidegger avoids the question and problem of Spirit, and it is a failure of his fundamental ontology and onto-theology.

This is a fascinating lecture from the late Derrida, who investigates Heidegger in new and unfamiliar modes. He relates (what he and the majority of others perceives to be) Heidegger's avoiding (vermeiden), of the question of Spirit ( Hegelian Geist). Avoiding means the saying without saying, the writing without writing, using words, without using them.

"No one ever speaks of spirit in Heidegger" (pg.4), well now Derrida has provided us with the speaking. "The question of spirit must be recognized in indifference" (pg. 19), and Derrida performs this with remarkable coolness, though not lucidity. This lecture is about spirit, about politics, about Europe, and about language. All students of Heidegger should read it, as it is one of the best

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First Sentence

"I shall speak of ghost [revenant], of flame, and of ashes."

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B3279.H49D4813 2004

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Paperback
Number of pages
148
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
Weight
8 ounces

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OL9323806M
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spiritheideggerq00derr_345
ISBN 10
0226143198
ISBN 13
9780226143194
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331610
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"I shall speak of ghost [revenant], of flame, and of ashes."

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