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A provocative and erudite study of the affinities between Nazi sympathizer Martin Heidegger and his Jewish philosophy students... [Wolin] provide[s] insightful portraits of the intellectual evolution of some of the last century's most ambitious political and social thinkers... His case against Heidegger's children ... sets a clear standard for those who wish to adopt an informed but cautious stance toward Heidegger's immense influence. -- James Ryerson New York Times Book Review Anyone tempted to introduce Heidegger into the conversation should read this fascinating study. -- Lesley Chamberlain The Independent This is a most thought-provoking and illuminating look at Heidegger's legacy... Wolin's thesis grasps the profound and pervasive connection between Heidegger's thinking and the Holocaust itself. Wolin's reading of Hans Jonas's later work is highly original and path-breaking, as is his remarkable reconstruction of the significance of Lowith's work. Choice Heidegger's Children presents an articulate and convincing account of the moral and political weaknesses of Heidegger's philosophy as well as highly informative studies of his influence on four of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. -- Brian J. Fox Review of Metaphysics The Heidegger Myth, a monolith carefully sculpted by Heidegger and his devotees, continues to fracture. The Myth: Heidegger's Nazism was a brief, anomalous, flirtatious lapse with no intrinsic connection to his philosophy... Wolin's book contributes to understanding Heidegger's influence on his students but even more to our appreciation of the fissures in the Heidegger Myth. -- John P. Burke Philosophy in Review An articulate and convincing account of the moral and political weaknesses of Heidegger's philosophy as well as highly informative studies of his influence on four of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. -- Brian J. Fox Review of Metaphysics

A provocative and erudite study of the affinities between Nazi sympathizer Martin Heidegger and his Jewish philosophy students... [Wolin] provide[s] insightful portraits of the intellectual evolution of some of the last century's most ambitious political and social thinkers... His case against Heidegger's children ... sets a clear standard for those who wish to adopt an informed but cautious stance toward Heidegger's immense influence. -- James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review Anyone tempted to introduce Heidegger into the conversation should read this fascinating study. -- Lesley Chamberlain, The Independent This is a most thought-provoking and illuminating look at Heidegger's legacy... Wolin's thesis grasps the profound and pervasive connection between Heidegger's thinking and the Holocaust itself. Wolin's reading of Hans Jonas's later work is highly original and path-breaking, as is his remarkable reconstruction of the significance of Lowith's work. -- Choice Heidegger's Children presents an articulate and convincing account of the moral and political weaknesses of Heidegger's philosophy as well as highly informative studies of his influence on four of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. -- Brian J. Fox, Review of Metaphysics The Heidegger Myth, a monolith carefully sculpted by Heidegger and his devotees, continues to fracture. The Myth: Heidegger's Nazism was a brief, anomalous, flirtatious lapse with no intrinsic connection to his philosophy... Wolin's book contributes to understanding Heidegger's influence on his students but even more to our appreciation of the fissures in the Heidegger Myth. -- John P. Burke, Philosophy in Review An articulate and convincing account of the moral and political weaknesses of Heidegger's philosophy as well as highly informative studies of his influence on four of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. -- Brian J. Fox, Review of Metaphysics

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Richard Wolin is Distinguished Professor of History at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of ""The Politics of Being, The Heidegger Controversy"", and ""The Terms of Cultural Criticism"", and he served as academic consultant for the BBC documentary Heidegger: ""Design for Living"". He is a frequent contributor to the ""New Republic"" and ""Dissent"".

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