Ethics and Finitude: Heideggerian Contributions to Moral Philosophy

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Rowman & Littlefield, 2000 - 223 pages
This book explores what anyone interested in ethics can draw from Heidegger's thinking. Heidegger argues for the radical finitude of being. But finitude is not only an ontological matter; it is also located in ethical life. Moral matters are responses to finite limit-conditions, and ethics itself is finite in its modes of disclosure, appropriation, and performance. With Heidegger's help, Lawrence Hatab argues that ethics should be understood as the contingent engagement of basic practical questions, such as how should human beings live? Visit our website for sample chapters!
 

Contents

An Overview of Heideggers Thought
9
Language Pluralism and Truth
33
BeingEthicalintheWorld
51
Heidegger and Aristotle
99
Virtue
117
The Role of Empathy in Ethics
137
Selfhood Freedom and Community
169
Ethical Existence and Limits
195
Heidegger and National Socialism
201
Bibliography
209
Index
215
About the Author
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Lawrence J. Hatab is professor of philosophy at Old Dominion University. His previous books include Nietzsche and Eternal Recurrence: The Redemption of Time and Becoming and Myth and Philosophy: A Contest of Truths.

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