Heidegger on Ethics /

Heidegger is often understood to have forsaken the very possibility of ethics. We find numerous variations of this view in the secondary literature. And yet, in Letter on Humanism, Heidegger stresses the importance of ethics (thought anew as originary ethics) in the context of the dangers posed by t...

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Main Author: O'Brien, Mahon (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2025].
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger.
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Summary:Heidegger is often understood to have forsaken the very possibility of ethics. We find numerous variations of this view in the secondary literature. And yet, in Letter on Humanism, Heidegger stresses the importance of ethics (thought anew as originary ethics) in the context of the dangers posed by the technological age. In this Element, the author will try to unpack what Heidegger might have meant by this. Ultimately, his account of the essence of the human being will prove to be the key to understanding what he describes as 'originary ethics.'
Physical Description:68 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [65]-68).
ISBN:1009460048
9781009460040
9781009460002
1009460005