Time and the Shared World Heidegger on Social Relations |
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| Author:
| McMullin, Irene |
| Series title: | Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-2903-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $99.95 |
Book Description:
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Time and the Shared World challenges the common view that Heidegger offers few resources for understanding humanity's social nature. The book demonstrates that Heidegger's reformulation of traditional notions of subjectivity has wide-ranging implications for understanding the nature of human relationships. Irene McMullin shows that, contrary to entrenched critiques, Heidegger's characterization of selfhood as fundamentally social presupposes the responsive...
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Time and the Shared World challenges the common view that Heidegger offers few resources for understanding humanity's social nature. The book demonstrates that Heidegger's reformulation of traditional notions of subjectivity has wide-ranging implications for understanding the nature of human relationships. Irene McMullin shows that, contrary to entrenched critiques, Heidegger's characterization of selfhood as fundamentally social presupposes the responsive acknowledgment of each person's particularity and otherness.