Heidegger's Being and Time and the Possibility of Political Philosophy

Synopsis

Heidegger's Being And Time (1927) Challenged Earlier Thinking About The Basic Structures Of Human Being, Our Involvement In Practical Affairs, And Our Understanding Of History, Time, And Being. Mark Blitz Clarifies Heidegger's Discussions, Offers Brief Alternative Analyses Of Phenomena Central To Heidegger's Argument, And Examines The Connection Between Heidegger's Arguments In Being And Time And His Support Of Nazism. -- Man And Being: Preliminary Characterization, Preliminary Problems -- Political Possibilities And Everyday Entities -- Human Possibilities And Human Being -- Death, Authenticity, And Political Possibilities -- Temporality, Theory, And Practice -- Heideggerian History And Heideggerian Politics -- Time And The Study Of History. Mark Blitz. Originally Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1981. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.