Art and Responsibility
A Phenomenology of the Diverging Paths of Rosenzweig and Heidegger
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Art and Responsibility
A Phenomenology of the Diverging Paths of Rosenzweig and Heidegger
About This Book
Two German philosophers working during the Weimar Republic in Germany, between the two World Wars, produced seminal texts that continue to resonate almost a hundred years later. Franz Rosenzweig-a Jewish philosopher, and Martin Heidegger-a philosopher who at one time was studying to become a Catholic priest, each in their own, particular way include in their writings powerful philosophies of art that, if approached phenomenologically and ethically, provide keys to understanding their radically divergent trajectories, both biographically and for their philosophical heritage. Simon provides a close reading of some of their essential texts- The Star of Redemption for Rosenzweig and Being and Time and The Origin of the Work of Art for Heidegger-in order to draw attention to how their philosophies of art can be understood to provide significant ethical directives.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1: THE MASK OF MEPHISTOPHELES
- CHAPTER 2: RENEWING NARRATIONS OR CHAOS IN CREATION
- CHAPTER 3: ROSENZWEIGâS MIDRASH AS PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
- CHAPTER 4: THE MESSIANIC AESTHETIC
- CHAPTER 5: HEIDEGGERâS HAMMER: FROM THE WORKSHOP OF BEING AND TIME TO THE WORK OF ART
- CHAPTER 6: TURNING THROUGH PHENOMENOLOGY TO ART AND ETHOS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ORIGIN OF THE WORK OF ART
- CHAPTER 7: PHILOSOPHY, POETRY, AND THE ABSENT GOD: INTERLOCUTIONS ON HEIDEGGER, HĂLDERLIN, AND THE POLITICAL
- FINAL WORDS
- Bibliography
- Index