Heidegger''s Metaphysical Abyss - Between the Human and the Animal

Beth Cykowski offers a fresh reading of Heidegger's discussions of animality, arguing that they point beyond received dualisms back to a more essential way of philosophising about life and the relationship to it of the human. His exploration of animality raises deep questions about the status of the human within nature.

List of contents

• Introduction: Heidegger and the question of the animal


• 1: The human versus the animal: A close look at Heidegger's comparative examination


• 2: The metaphysical context of Heidegger's animal analysis


• 3: The role of fundamental attunement in FCM


• 4: A journey through boredom


• 5: Life and biology: The animal world


• 6: From life to spirit: The human world


• 7: The outcome, criticisms, and legacy of Heidegger s comparative examination


• Conclusion

About the author

Beth Cykowski completed her MA in Continental Philosophy at the University of Warwick, and her DPhil on Heidegger and animality at St Anne's College, Oxford in 2015. She has since taught Philosophy at the University of Exeter, worked as a Departmental Lecturer in Post-Kantian Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and as a Stipendiary Lecturer in Philosophy at New College, Oxford. She is currently working as a private philosophy tutor.

Summary

Beth Cykowski offers a fresh reading of Heidegger's discussions of animality, arguing that they point beyond received dualisms back to a more essential way of philosophising about life and the relationship to it of the human. His exploration of animality raises deep questions about the status of the human within nature.

Additional text

Beth Cykowski provides a novel discussion of Heidegger's views on animality.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Cykowski, Elizabeth ( Cykowski, Elizabeth (Independent Scholar) Cykowski, Oxford Editor
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9780198865407
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886540-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Oxford Philosophical Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism