Language and Being: Heidegger's Linguistics

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Martin Heidegger's radical and, for that, controversial reflections on language were not simply a passing interest in his thinking, but a fundamental, career-long concern arguably as significant to him as his study of being. This book traces the intimate connection between language and being in Heidegger's philosophy, and shows how they cannot be understood apart from one another. It discusses why Heidegger's undervalued philosophy of language is increasingly important, how it figures in the wider context of his work, and how it is to be approached and understood for our times. This includes the significance to Heidegger of being, the logos principle, etymology, phenomenology, mysticism, and poetry. Illuminating a difficult yet highly significant area in Heidegger's thinking, Williams provides an insightful and authoritative interpretation of the topic. Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Contents Acknowledgements Notes on Text and Translation Abbreviations for Heidegger’s Works Introduction Chapter 1: The Forgetting of Being Chapter 2: The Attunement of Language to Being Chapter 3: Homelessness and the House of Being Chapter 4: The Use and Abuse of Language Chapter 5: Foundations to the House of Being Chapter 6: In the Beginning was the Word Chapter 7: The Flower of the Mouth Chapter 8: The Dif-ference that Tears and Bears Chapter 9: Language as It Gives and not It Is Chapter 10: The Way to Language Chapter 11: The Owning-Event Alone Speaks Chapter 12: The Sayers who more Sayingly Say Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index