Eckhart, Heidegger, and the Imperative of Releasement

by Ian Alexander Moore

Book Overview

In the late Middle Ages the philosopher and mystic Meister Eckhart preached that to know the truth you must be the truth. But how to be the truth? Eckhart's answer comes in the form of an imperative: release yourself, let be. Only then will you be able to understand that the deepest meaning of being is releasement and become who you truly are. This book interprets Eckhart's Latin and Middle High German writings under the banner of an imperative of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438476523
• ISBN13: 9781438476520
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"