Heidegger on Truth and Myth
A Rejection of Postmodernism
1st Edition
Published on 2. June 2006
Book
Hardback
141 pages
978-0-8204-6904-1 (ISBN)
Description
Truth and myth are predominant themes in Martin Heidegger's thinking. Heidegger showed that ancient Greek understanding of truth as aletheia («unconcealment») can teach us about learning from the wisdom that is found in myths and can also enhance human existence. This book describes some of Heidegger's major insights concerning truth as aletheia and their implications. It also shows how Heidegger's thinking on truth discloses the shallowness and the disrespect for truth in the writings of four well-known postmodernist writers: Lyotard, MacIntyre, Rorty, and Derrida.
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The Authors: Haim Gordon is Professor in the Department of Education at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. In addition to around 150 articles in professional journals, he has written, co-authored, and edited 21 books, most recently Heroism and Friendship in the Writings of Erich Maria Remarque (Peter Lang, 2003).
Rivca Gordon is an independent scholar who has co-authored six books with Haim Gordon. She has also published articles on philosophy in professional journals.
Rivca Gordon is an independent scholar who has co-authored six books with Haim Gordon. She has also published articles on philosophy in professional journals.