Heidegger and Plato: Toward Dialogue

Book Overview

For Martin Heidegger the "fall" of philosophy into metaphysics begins with Plato. Thus, the relationship between the two philosophers is crucial to an understanding of Heidegger--and, perhaps, even to the whole plausibility of postmodern critiques of metaphysics. It is also, as the essays in this volume attest, highly complex, and possibly founded on a questionable understanding of Plato.

As editors Catalin Partenie and Tom Rockmore remark,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810122332
• ISBN13: 9780810122338
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"