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Heidegger on Language and Death: The Intrinsic Connection in Human Existence

Heidegger on Language and Death: The Intrinsic Connection in Human Existence

Oberst, Joachim L.
Oberst, Achim L.

Hardcover

Series: Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy, Book 65

PhilosophyGeneral Psychology

ISBN10: 0826498663
ISBN13: 9780826498663
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: Aug 30 2009
Pages: 238
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Martin Heidegger was one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. His analysis of human existence proves an inexhaustible ground for thinkers of all backgrounds who seek answers for their specific questions left open or opened up by our times. This book explores the intrinsic connection between two fundamentally human traits, language and death. Heidegger addresses each of these traits in depth, without ever explicitly outlining their relationship in a separate theory. However, in a close examination of Heidegger's magnum opus, Being and Time, Joachim L. Oberst uncovers a connection in three basic steps. Ultimately the author argues that the human invention of language is motivated by the drive towards immortality - language emerges from the experience of mortality as a response to it. This is a refreshing look at one of the most challenging and influential philosophers of our times.

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