The Phenomenology of Religious Life by Martin Heidegger
"The Phenomenology of Religious Life" presents the text of Heidegger's important 1920-1921 lectures on religion. First published in 1995 as volume 60 of the Gesamtausgabe, the work reveals a young Heidegger searching for the striking language that eventually formed the mature expression of his thought. The volume consists of the famous lecture course "Introduction to the Phenomenology of Religion," a course on "Augustine and Neoplatonism," and notes for a course on "The Philosophical Foundations of Medieval Mysticism" which was never delivered because of World War I. Heidegger's engagements with Aristotle, St. Paul, Augustine, and Luther give readers a sense of what phenomenology would come to mean in his later works.Here, Heidegger claims that religious life cannot be grasped as an object of theoretical consciousness, but only as a way to "live" in the "world." Heidegger makes an impressive display of theological knowledge and protects Christian life experience from Greek philosophy and defends Paul against Nietzsche. The appearance of this first English translation marks a significant event in Heidegger scholarship and affords a unique insight into Heidegger's phenomenology.
Martin Heidegger was born in Messkirch, Baden, Germany on September 22, 1889. He studied Roman Catholic theology and philosophy at the University of Frieburg before joining the faculty at Frieburg as a teacher in 1915. Eight years later Heidegger took a teaching position at Marburg. He taught there until 1928 and then went back to Frieburg as a professor of philosophy. As a philosopher, Heidegger developed existential phenomenology. He is still widely regarded as one of the most original philosophers of the 20th century. Influenced by other philosophers of his time, Heidegger wrote the book, Being in Time, in 1927. In this work, which is considered one of the most important philosophical works of our time, Heidegger asks and answers the question What is it, to be? Other books written by Heidegger include Basic Writings, a collection of Heidegger's most popular writings; Nietzsche, an inquiry into the central issues of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy; On the Way to Language, Heidegger's central ideas on the origin, nature and significance of language; and What is Called Thinking, a systematic presentation of Heidegger's later philosophy. Since the 1960s, Heidegger's influence has spread beyond continental Europe and into a number of English-speaking countries. Heidegger died in Messkirch on May 26, 1976.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780253342485 |
| ISBN 10 | 0253342481 |
| Title | The Phenomenology of Religious Life |
| Author | Martin Heidegger |
| Series | Studies In Continental Thought |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| Year published | 2004-01-28 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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