The Unthought: Heidegger and the Hebraic Heritage

Zarader, Marlene; Bergo, Bettina (trans.)

ISBN 10: 0804736863 / ISBN 13: 9780804736862

Published by Stanford U.P., 2006, 2006

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8vo, card covers, ix, 255pp. First printing, paperback issue. VG: light dust soiling to the covers and a glancing blow to the head of the fore edge (see images), small scuff or dust spot to the bottom edge; solid binding, clean text, very presentable despite the limitations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Unthought: Heidegger and the Hebraic Heritage
• Publisher: Stanford U.P., 2006
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804736863
• ISBN 13: 9780804736862
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

Drawing on Heidegger's corpus, the work of historians and biblical specialists, and contemporary philosophers like Levinas and Derrida, Zarader brings to light the evolution of an impensé―or unthought thought―that bespeaks a complex debt at the core of Heidegger's hermeneutic ontology.

Zarader argues forcefully that in his interpretation of Western thought and culture, Heidegger manages to recognize only two main lines of inheritance: the "Greek" line of philosophical thinking, and the Christian tradition of "faith." From this perspective, Heidegger systematically avoids any explicit or meaningful recognition of the contribution made by the Hebraic biblical and exegetical traditions to Western thought and culture. Zarader argues that this avoidance is significant, not simply because it involves an inexcusable historical oversight, but more importantly because Heidegger's own philosophical project draws on and develops themes that appear first, and fundamentally, within the very Hebraic traditions that he avoids, betraying an "unthought debt" to Hebraic tradition.

About the Author

Marlène Zarader is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Montpellier III, France.