Heidegger and Kierkegaard

After setting out the context of Heidegger's reception of the Danish thinker and examining his likely knowledge of his writings, this Element examines key Kierkegaardian concepts that are explicitly present in Being and Time, including existence, 'idle talk' (Gerede), anxiety, the moment of vision, repetition, and the significance of death.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Kierkegaard; 2. Kierkegaard in Germany; 3. Kierkegaard's Presence in Being and Time; 4. Exploring the Existentiell; 5. After Being and Time; References.

Summary

After setting out the context of Heidegger's reception of the Danish thinker and examining his likely knowledge of his writings, this Element examines key Kierkegaardian concepts that are explicitly present in Being and Time, including existence, 'idle talk' (Gerede), anxiety, the moment of vision, repetition, and the significance of death.

Foreword

The Element examines the presence and significance of Kierkegaard in Heidegger's work.

Product details

• Authors: George Pattison, George (St Andrew’s and Copenhagen Universities) Pattison, George (St Andrews and Copenhagen Univer Pattison
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009517379
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0951737-9
• No. of pages: 74
• Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800