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Title: Heidegger on Truth and Myth

Heidegger on Truth and Myth

A Rejection of Postmodernism

by Haim Gordon (Author) Rivca Gordon (Author)
©2006 Monographs VIII, 142 Pages
Theology & Philosophy
Series: Phenomenology and Literature, Volume 2

Summary

Truth and myth are predominant themes in Martin Heidegger’s thinking. Heidegger showed that ancient Greek understanding of truth as aletheia («unconcealment») can teach us about learning from the wisdom that is found in myths and can also enhance human existence. This book describes some of Heidegger’s major insights concerning truth as aletheia and their implications. It also shows how Heidegger’s thinking on truth discloses the shallowness and the disrespect for truth in the writings of four well-known postmodernist writers: Lyotard, MacIntyre, Rorty, and Derrida.

Details

Pages
VIII, 142
Publication Year
2006
ISBN (Hardcover)
9780820469041
Language
English
Keywords
Wahrheit modernism Heidegger, Martin
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2006. VIII, 142 pp.
Product Safety
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Biographical notes

Haim Gordon (Author) Rivca Gordon (Author)

The Authors: Haim Gordon is Professor in the Department of Education at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. In addition to around 150 articles in professional journals, he has written, co-authored, and edited 21 books, most recently Heroism and Friendship in the Writings of Erich Maria Remarque (Peter Lang, 2003). Rivca Gordon is an independent scholar who has co-authored six books with Haim Gordon. She has also published articles on philosophy in professional journals.

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