Heidegger, Work, and Being
Continuum (2009)
| Abstract | This book provides a novel interpretation of the Aristotelian understanding of work in light of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. In a world of changing work patterns and the global displacement of working lifestyles, the nature of human identity and work is put under great strain. Modern conceptions of work have been restricted to issues of utility and necessity, where aims and purposes of work are reducible to the satisfaction of immediate technical and economic needs. Left unaddressed is the larger narrative context in which humans naturally seek to understand a human contribution to and responsibility for themselves, others and being as a whole. What role does human work play in the development of the world itself? Is it merely a functional activity or does it have a metaphysical and ontological calling? "Heidegger, Work, and Being" elucidates Heidegger's philosophy of work, providing a novel interpretation of the Aristotelian understanding of work in relation to Heidegger's ontology and notion of thanking. Todd S. Mei employs Heidegger's hermeneutical approach to a critique and reconstruction of an understanding of work to show that work, at its core, is an activity centred on thanking and mutual recognition. "Continuum Studies in Continental Philosophy" presents cutting-edge scholarship in the field of modern European thought. The wholly original arguments, perspectives and research findings in titles in this series make it an important and stimulating resource for students and academics from across the discipline. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Heidegger Philosophy of Work Ricoeur Aristotle Marx Being Hermeneutics Metaphor | |||||||||
| Categories | ||||||||||
| Buy the book | $96.56 direct from Amazon (20% off) $125.04 used Amazon page | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 1847063721 9781847063724 | |||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,653 |
| External links |
  Try with proxy. |
| Through your library | Configure |
Similar books and articlesPaul Ricœur & Richard Kearney (eds.) (1996). Paul Ricoeur: The Hermeneutics of Action. Sage Publications.
James E. Faulconer & Mark A. Wrathall (eds.) (2000). Appropriating Heidegger. Cambridge University Press.
Nicolas de Warren (2007). Off the Beaten Path. Environmental Philosophy 4 (1/2):29-48.
Alec McHoul (1998). How Can Ethnomethodology Be Heideggerian? Human Studies 21 (1):13-26.
Nicolas de Warren (2007). Off the Beaten Path: The Artworks of Andrew Goldsworthy. Environmental Philosophy 4 (1-2):29-48.
Cristina Lafont (2000). Heidegger, Language, and World-Disclosure. Cambridge University Press.
Timothy Clark (2002). Martin Heidegger. Routledge.
Martin Heidegger (2002). Off the Beaten Track. Cambridge University Press.
Gert-Jan van der Heiden (2011). Announcement, Attestation, and Equivocity. American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 85 (3):415-432.
Andrea Rehberg (2009). The World and the Work of Art. Epoché 14 (1):131-142.
Stuart Elden (2006). Heidegger's Animals. Continental Philosophy Review 39 (3):273-291.
Nancy J. Holland (1999). Rethinking Ecology in the Western Philosophical Tradition: Heidegger and/on Aristotle. Continental Philosophy Review 32 (4):409-420.
Analytics
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2011-04-28Total downloads16 ( #74,590 of 548,984 )Recent downloads (6 months)1 ( #63,327 of 548,984 )How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
