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On the Way to Heidegger's
Contributions to Philosophy
Parvis Emad

An inspired investigation of Heidegger's second major work

One of the most significant philosophical works of the twentieth century, Contributions to Philosophy is also one of the most difficult. Parvis Emad, in this collection of interpretive and critical essays, unravels and clarifies this challenging work with a rare depth and originality. In addition to grappling with other commentaries on Heidegger, he highlights Heidegger's "being-historical thinking" as thinking that sheds new light on theological, technological, and scientific interpretations of reality. At the crux of Emad's interpretation is his elucidation of the issue of "the turning" in Heidegger's thought and his "enactment" of Heidegger's thinking. He finds that only when Heidegger's work is enacted is his thinking truly revealed.

"Insightful and comprehensive, Parvis Emad's essays not only present the interrelated themes in Contributions, but seek to enact the thinking undertaken there, to provide a path for others to follow. The work is thereby an investigation or inquiry in its own right, as well as an exceptional 'commentary' on Heidegger's writings."–Frank Schalow, University of New Orleans

Parvis Emad, emeritus professor of philosophy at DePaul University, is coeditor of the journal Heidegger Studies and author of numerous works on Heidegger and phenomenology. In 1999 he translated Heidegger's Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning) with Kenneth Maly, which received a Choice Magazine award for Outstanding Academic Title. Recently, he has translated Heidegger's Mindfulness with Thomas Kalary.

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The cover of Emad's book is a black and white photo of Heidegger.

LC: 2006031477 B
254 pp.  6 x 9


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ISBN 978-0-299-22220-8
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