In this book, Jeff Malpas advances an account of the nature and significance of place as a complex but unitary structure that encompasses self and other, space and time, and subjectivity and objectivi
This groundbreaking inquiry into the centrality of place in Martin Heidegger's thinking offers not only an illuminating reading of Heidegger's thought but a detailed investigation into the way in whi
In this book, Jeff Malpas advances an account of the nature and significance of place as a complex but unitary structure that encompasses self and other, space and time, and subjectivity and objectivi
This volume explores the conceptual "topography" of landscape: It examines thecharacter of landscape as itself a mode of place as well as the modes of place that appear inrelation to landscape.Leading
The idea 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
The first edition of Place and Experience established Jeff Malpas as one of the leading philosophers and thinkers of place and space and provided a creative and refreshing alternative to prevailing po
The idea of place--topos--runs through Martin Heidegger's thinking almost from thevery start. It can be seen not only in his attachment to the famous hut in Todtnauberg but in hisconstant deployment o
Philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer has made major contributions to aesthetic theory, Plato and Hegel studies, humanistic studies, and the philosophy of history. A student of Martin Heidegger, Gadamer took
The first edition of Place and Experience established Jeff Malpas as one of the leading philosophers and thinkers of place and space and provided a creative and refreshing alternative to prevailing po
This groundbreaking inquiry into the centrality of place in Martin Heidegger's thinking offers not only an illuminating reading of Heidegger's thought but a detailed investigation into the way in whic
Heidegger scholars consider the philosopher's recently published notebooks, including the issues of Heidegger's Nazism and anti-Semitism.For more than forty years, the philosopher Martin Heidegger log
The work of the philosopher Donald Davidson (1917--2003) is not only wide ranging inits influence and vision, but also in the breadth of issues that it encompasses. Davidson's workincludes seminal con
For more than forty years, the philosopher Martin Heidegger logged ideas and opinions in a series of notebooks, known as the "Black Notebooks" after the black oilcloth booklets into which he
Place has become a widespread concept in contemporary work in the humanities, creative arts, and social sciences. Yet in spite of its centrality, place remains a concept more often deployed than inte
Recent philosophy has seen the idea of the transcendental, first introduced in its modern form in the work of Kant, take on a new prominence.Bringing together an international range of younger philoso
The idea of human dignity is central to any reflection on the nature of human worth. However, the idea is a complex one that also takes on many different forms. This unique collection explores the ide
In their introduction the editors discuss the term cosmopolitan--how it appears in existing literature, and its meanings within philosophy, political theory, and sociology. Among the topics addressed
This volume provides an invaluable resource for advanced-level students of place and space in philosophy, geography, sociology and urban studies. It includes coverage of all the major terms, theories
This volume provides an invaluable resource for advanced-level students of place and space in philosophy, geography, sociology and urban studies. It includes coverage of all the major terms, theories
Death and Philosophy considers these questions with different perspectives varying from the existentialist - deriving from Camus, Heidegger or Sartre, to the English speaking analytic tradition of Ber
This multidisciplinary volume collates essays by philosophers, medical practitioners, historians, lawyers, and scholars of literature, the classics and Judaism. They explore the character of human suf
The idea of human dignity is central to any reflection on the nature of human worth. However, the idea is a complex one that also takes on many different forms. This unique collection explores the ide
Hermeneutics is a major theoretical and practical form of intellectual enquiry, central not only to philosophy but many other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. With phenomenology and
Gathered here, upon the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Hans-Georg Gadamer's Truth and Method, are twenty-one essays by the world's leading thinkers in contemporary hermeneutic theory. A t
Philosophy scholars from the US, Europe, and Australia tease out the transcendental elements in the thinking of German Martin Heidegger (1889-1976). Their topics include his thoughts on Kant on transc
Hubert L. Dreyfus's engagement with other thinkers has always been driven by his desire to understand certain basic questions about ourselves and our world. The philosophers on whom his teaching and r
