Overview

This volume centers on the exploration of the ways in which the canonical texts and thinkers of the phenomenological and existential tradition can be utilized to address contemporary, concrete philosophical issues.  In particular, the included essays address the key facets of the work of Charles Guignon, and as such, honor and extend his thought and approach to philosophy. To this end, the four main sections of the volume deal with the question of authenticity, i.e. what it means to be an authentic person, the ways in which the phenomenological and existential traditions can impact the sciences, how best to understand the fact of human mortality, and, finally, the ways philosophical reflection can help address current questions of value. The volume is designed primarily to serve as a secondary resource for students and specialists interested in rediscovering the practical application of existential and phenomenological thought. The collection of scholarly essays, then, could be used in conjunction with some of the more recent scholarship concerning the practical value of philosophy. Along with contributing to previous scholarship, the essays in this proposed volume attempt to update and expand the scope of phenomenological and existential inquiry. ​

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Author:   Hans Pedersen ,  Megan Altman
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Volume:   74
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   5.854kg
ISBN:  

9789402403848

ISBN 10:   9402403841
Pages:   372
Publication Date:   11 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Hans Pedersen and Megan Altman  Part I  Authenticity and Subjectivity  Chapter 2: Can We Drop the Subject?: Heidegger, Selfhood, and the History of a Modern Word   Lawrence J. Hatab Chapter 3: Knowing Thyself in a Contemporary Context: A Fresh Look at Heideggerian Authenticity Steven Burgess and Casey Rentmeester                                                Chapter 4: From Extremity to Releasement: Place, Authenticity, and the Self Jeff Malpas                                                                                           Chapter 5: Guignon on Self-Surrender and Homelessness in Dostoevsky and Heidegger Kevin Aho                                                                                                                                Chapter 6: Authenticity and Duty in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Michael E. Zimmerman                                                                         Part II  Phenomenology Reflection on the Sciences and Technology Chapter 7: Phenomenology of Value and the Value of Phenomenology Benjamin Crowe                                                                                   Chapter 8: Heidegger and Dilthey: Language, History, and Hermeneutics… Eric S. Nelson Chapter 9: A Phenomenological Reformulation of Psychology: Resources, Progress, and Prospects Blaine J. Fowers                                                                                               Chapter 10: Philosophical Hermeneutics and the One and the Many Frank C. Richardson and Robert C. Bishop                  Chapter 11: The Phenomenological Elements of Addiction: A Heideggerian Perspective Frank Schalow Chapter 12: A Heideggerian Critique of Cyberbeing Richard Polt Part III  Phenomenological Considerations of Death and Ethics Chapter: 13 Death in Being and Time: Getting Our Stories Straight Adam Buben Chapter 14: Mortality and Morality: A Heideggerian Interpretation of Kierkegaard’s Either/Or Megan Altman Chapter 15: Rethinking Levinas on Heidegger on Death Iain Thomson Chapter 16: Dumas and Heidegger on Death to Come Mariana Ortega Part IV Questions of Agency and the Social Chapter 17: The Phenomenology of Agency and Deterministic Agent-Causation Derk Pereboom Chapter 18: Kierkegaard and the Problem of Ironic Agency Hans Pedersen Chapter 19: Phenomenology as Social Critique Bill Koch Chapter 20: Existential Socialization Daniel O. Dahlstrom Chapter 21: ‘Demanding Authenticity of Ourselves’: Heidegger on Authenticity as an Extra-Moral Ideal Mark A. Wrathall

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Hans Pedersen is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His research explores the conception of human agency developed in the phenomenological and existential traditions, particularly in the work of Martin Heidegger. Megan Altman is instructor of philosophy at Hiram College and a PhD candidate in philosophy at the University of South Florida. Her research interests center around a phenomenological study of ethics, especially as it emerges in Martin Heidegger’s interpretation of Ancient Greek philosophy.

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