Heidegger and Aristotle

The Twofoldness of Being

Walter A. Brogan

• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9780791483015
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Phenomenology in Philosophy

Walter A. Brogan's long-awaited book exploring Heidegger's phenomenological reading of Aristotle's philosophy places particular emphasis on the Physics, Metaphysics, Ethics, and Rhetoric. Controversial and challenging, Heidegger and Aristotle claims that it is Heidegger's sustained thematic focus and insight that governs his overall reading of Aristotle, namely, that Aristotle, while attempting to remain faithful to the Parmenidean dictum regarding the oneness and unity of being, nevertheless thinks of being as twofold. Brogan offers a careful and detailed analysis of several of the most important of Heidegger's treatises on Aristotle, including his assertion that Aristotle's twofoldness of being has been ignored or misread in the traditional substance-oriented readings of Aristotle. This groundbreaking study contributes immensely to the scholarship of a growing community of ancient Greek scholars engaged in phenomenological approaches to the reading and understanding of Aristotle.

Table of contents

• Heidegger and Aristotle
• contents
• preface
• 1. MARTIN HEIDEGGER’S RELATIONSHIP TO ARISTOTLE
• 2. THE DOUBLING OF PHUSIS: ARISTOTLE’S VIEW OF NATURE
• 3. THE DESTRUCTURING OF THE TRADITION
• 4. THE FORCE OF BEING
• 5. HEIDEGGER AND ARISTOTLE: AN ONTOLOGY OF HUMAN DASEIN
• CONCLUSION
• notes
• bibliography
• index