Heidegger and the Thinking of Place Explorations in the Topology of Being

Name: Heidegger and the Thinking of Place Explorations in the Topology of Being
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ISBN: 9780262016841

ISBN-10: 0262016842

ISBN-13: 9780262016841

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jeff Malpas

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The ideas of place--topos--runs through Martin Heidegger's thinking almost from the very start. It can be seen not only in his attachment to the famous hut in Todtnauberg but in his constant deployment of topological terms and images and in the situated, "placed" character of his thought and of its major themes and motifs. Heidegger's work, argues Jeff Malpas, exemplifies the practice of "philosophical topology." In Heidegger and the Thinking of Place, Malpas examines the topological aspects of Heidegger's thought and offers a broader elaboration of the philosophical significance of place. Doing so, he provides a distinct and productive approach to Heidegger as well as a new reading of…

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List price: $47.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 1/27/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 392
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Thinking of Place



Topological Thinking



The Topos of Thinking



The Turning to/of Place



The Place of Topology



Topological Concepts



Ground, Unity, and Limit



Nihilism, Place, and "Position"



Place, Space, and World



Geography, Biology, and Politics



Topological Horizons



Philosophy's Nostalgia



Death and the End of Life



Topology, Triangulation, and Truth



Heidegger in Benjamin's City



The Working of Art


Epilogue: Beginning in Wonder


Notes


Bibliography


Index