Historical Destiny and National Socialism in Heidegger's Being and Time
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Historical Destiny and National Socialism in Heidegger's Being and Time
About This Book
There has been much debate over the relationship of Heidegger's philosophyâin particular his book Being and Time âto his practical involvement with National Socialism. Yet the question has never been addressed through a comparison of Being and Time with other texts on history and politics written at the time. Johannes Fritsche does this, providing a detailed interpretation of the relevant passages in Being and Time âespecially sections 72-77 on fate, community, and society. He analyzes for comparison two other authors who explicitly regarded themselves as rightistsâAdolf Hitler ( Mein Kampf ) and Max Scheler ( Formalism in Ethics and other writings)âand two authors on the leftâGeorg LukĂĄcs ( History and Class Consciousness ) and Paul Tillich ( The Socialist Decision ). Fritsche concludes that Being and Time is a brilliant summary of right-wing politics in general, which proposes the destruction of liberal society in order to regenerate an idealized community. In addition, Heidegger rejects positions on the right, such as Scheler's, that enabled their authors to distance themselves from the most extreme political rightists, and thus he paves the way for National Socialism. Being and Time, Fritsche demonstrates, must be seen as a clear case for the National Socialists and their project of revitalization of the Volksgemeinschaft, the community of the people.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1. Being and Time, Section 74
- 2. Being and Time, Sections 72-77
- 3. Fate, Community, and Society
- 4. Being and Time and Leftist Concepts of History and Decision
- 5. Heidegger after the Machtergreifung
- 6. Epilogue
- Notes
- Index of Names