One of the most significant philosophical works of the twentieth century, ""Contributions to Philosophy"" is also one of the most difficult. Parvis Emad, in this collection of interpretive and critical essays, unravels and clarifies this challenging work with a rare depth and originality. In addition to grappling with other commentaries on Heidegger, he highlights Heidegger's ""being-historical thinking"" as thinking that sheds new light on theological, technological, and scientific interpretations of reality. At the crux of Emad's interpretation is his elucidation of the issue of ""the turning"" in Heidegger's thought and his ""enactment"" of Heidegger's thinking. He finds that only when Heidegger's work is enacted is his thinking truly revealed.

About the Author
Parvis Emad, emeritus professor of philosophy at DePaul University, is coeditor of the journal Heidegger Studies and author of numerous works on Heidegger and phenomenology. In 1999 he translated Heidegger's Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning) with Kenneth Maly, which received a Choice Magazine award for Outstanding Academic Title. Recently, he has translated Heidegger's Mindfulness with Thomas Kalary.

Reviews
Insightful and comprehensive, Parvis Emad's essays not only present the interrelated themes in Contributions, but seek to enact the thinking undertaken there, to provide a path for others to follow. The work is thereby an investigation or inquiry in its own right, as well as an exceptional 'commentary' on Heidegger's writings. - Frank Schalow, University of New Orleans



Book Information
ISBN 9780299222208
Author Parvis Emad
Format Hardback
Page Count 264
Imprint University of Wisconsin Press
Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
Weight(grams) 490g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 165mm * 20mm