The Presocratics After Heidegger

Download or read book The Presocratics after Heidegger written by David C. Jacobs and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the first in-depth treatment of the pre-metaphysical dimension of Greek thought from a loosely Heideggerian perspective," per a cover endorsement. Thirteen contributors, including Heidegger himself, offer diverse approaches to major philosophical issues (logos, logic, truth, history, tradition, ethics, art and tragedy) at the nexus of reflecting upon pre-Socratic figures such as Anaximenes, Empedocles, Heraclitus, Homer, and Parmenides vis-a-vis Heidegger. Other contributors include: Jean-Francois Courtine, Michael Nass, John Sallis, and Veronique Foti. Some of the essays were written specifically for this collection. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR