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Heidegger: A (Very) Critical Introduction

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Heidegger: A (Very) Critical Introduction
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AuthorsSean J. McGrath
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMartin Heidegger
PublisherEerdmans
Publication date
2008
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages144 pp.
ISBN9780802860071

Heidegger: A (Very) Critical Introduction is a 2008 book by Sean J. McGrath, in which the author provides a theological analysis of Martin Heidegger's thought and its relation with his political endeavors.[1]

Synopsis

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This book can be said to be an extension of McGrath's previous work The Early Heidegger and Medieval Philosophy. McGrath argues for a clear connection between Heidegger’s Nazi sympathies and his relationship to Christianity.

Reception

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Heidegger: A (Very) Critical Introduction was commissioned by the Centre for Theology and Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, the theological think-tank headed by the Anglican theologian John Milbank.[2] It has been reviewed in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, Dialog: A Journal of Theology, Religious Studies Review, The Heythrop Journal and Expository Times.[1][3][4][5][6] John Hughes described the book as "one of the clearest and most elegantly written [accounts of Heidegger] I have come across."[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Guignon, Charles (17 March 2009). "Review of Heidegger: A (Very) Critical Introduction". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Department of Philosophy". Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ Mattes, Mark (14 June 2010). "Heidegger: A (Very) Critical Introduction by S.J. McGrath". Dialog. 49 (2): 177–178. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6385.2010.00525.x. ISSN 0012-2033.
  4. ^ Werntz, Myles (June 2009). "Heidegger: A (Very) Critical Introduction - By S. J. McGrath". Religious Studies Review. 35 (2): 114. doi:10.1111/j.1748-0922.2009.01340_5.x. ISSN 0319-485X.
  5. ^ Dillard, Peter S. (March 2009). "Heidegger: A (Very) Critical Introduction. By S. J. McGrath". The Heythrop Journal. 50 (2): 354–355. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2265.2009.00460_36.x. ISSN 0018-1196.
  6. ^ Wardley, Jason (11 September 2009). "Heidegger and Theology". The Expository Times. 121 (1): 33. doi:10.1177/00145246091210010602. ISSN 0014-5246. S2CID 170176821.
  7. ^ Hughes, John (28 April 2009). "All about being (very) critical". Church Times. Retrieved 30 September 2018.