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Metaphysical Presuppositions of Being-in-the-World: A Confrontation Between St. Thomas Aquinas and Martin Heidegger

By Caitlin Smith Gilson

Book information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2010
ISBN
9781441133465, 1441133461
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1508310 bytes)
Pages
238\238
Topic
Physics
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

I have never seen an interpretation of Heidegger in this manner; it is original, passionate and groundbreaking though not without its interpretive cracks. I am not in full agreement with her notion of Kantian finitude nor of certain aspects of her Husserl chapter. I find her understanding of the later Heidegger, her notion of a primal idealism and the interpretive possibilities of the fourfold to be flawless, perhaps without compare. Her epilogue on Christianity and tragedy is substantial, indeed radical; it raises the book to a whole new level. This brief and startling meditation on Christian tragedy requires a sustained treatment. An epilogue is not sufficient. The book is profound, it has exceeded my expectations.

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