Keywords of Martin Heidegger

“ ... When a body of literature reaches the dimensions of that devoted to Heidegger, a concise outline of his central lexical elements becomes necessary. This keyword analysis is one such summary, and part of Dr. Griffiths’s insight is the chance to see a more nuanced portrait of the various Heideggers: the anti-modernist was a young ultra-conservative Roman Catholic who later embraced the so-called free Christianity and became a Lutheran; having criticized conformist modes of behavior and alliance in Sein und Zeit in 1926, within a decade Heidegger was a member of the Nazi party; and later his notion of Geviert (Heidegger’s Fourfold of earth, sky, mortals and divinities) implies a retreat from logic, opining that the fate of humanity depended on the arrival of a yet unseen god ... Although this book has emerged out of several contexts, including debates about the relationship of knowledge to power, its focus goes beyond a merely biographic gesture towards the political affiliation of Heidegger, the cooption of German universities into the National Socialist agenda, his relationships with Hannah Arendt and his Jewish student protégés, and his postwar career ...” – (from the Foreword) Professor Tim Cross, Fukuoka University

“The author listens to Heidegger with breath-taking thoughtfulness and open-mindedness, sometimes learning from him, other times taking him to task, but always engaged in respectful conversation. Dr. Griffiths teaches us that this influential German philosopher, like good Scotch, is best appreciated by those with enough experience to understand subtleties and complexities. Readers who have previous experience with Heidegger and the European philosophical tradition will most appreciate this keyword study ...” – Professor Michel Desjardins, Wilfrid Laurier University

Foreword by Tim Cross
Acknowledgements
Prologue
On Being and Time: A Keyword Analytic of Heidegger’s Sein und Zeit (1927)
Introductory Comments
Keywords (A – Z)
Bibliography