Reinhard May

Heidegger's Hidden Sources

East-Asian Influences on his Work

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Produktbeschreibung

This study argues that Heidegger drew some of the major themes of his philosophy - on occasion almost word for word - from German translations of Chinese Daoist and Zen Buddhist classics. It shows that Heidegger involved himself in influential conversation with Chinese and Japanese scholars.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 232g
• ISBN-13: 9780415140386
• ISBN-10: 0415140382
• Artikelnr.: 22427187

Autorenporträt

Reinhard May is Lecturer in the Faculty of Philosophy at the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf., Graham Parkes, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii, is Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University.

Inhaltsangabe

Translator's Preface. Abbreviations. Introduction. 1. Indications 2. The
'Conversation' 3. Nothing, Emptiness and the Clearing 4. Dao: Way and
Saying 5. A Kind of Confession 6. Conclusions 7. Translation of Tezuko
Tomio, 'An Hour with Heidegger' Translator's Notes Glossary of Chinese and
Japanese Characters Bibliography Graham Parkes, Complementary Essay: Rising
Sun over Black Forest: Heidegger's Japanese Connections Endnotes Index