Mertel Re-Thinking the Sociality of the Self

The Emancipatory Project of Being and Time, Volume 1
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-77810-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 271 Seiten

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

This book is the first in a two-volume project that provides the first systematic interpretation of Martin Heidegger’s fundamental ontology as a critical social ontology. It argues that fundamental ontology is, at its core, an emancipatory enterprise in that it is animated by an intent shared with critical theory, viz. to make philosophy  for the sake of individual and collective freedom. 

Focused on Division One of , this volume maintains that the possibilities of individual emancipation and self-actualization are inextricably bound to their environmental and intersubjective preconditions. An adequate ontology of the self, therefore, is possible only as a social ontology. To fulfill its emancipatory aims, however, it is necessary to show that the fact that individuals are always already  society does not preclude the possibility of authentic self-appropriation. Hence, this volume critically reconstructs the core commitments of the ‘appropriative approach’ to social ontology and distinguishes between the foundational and peripheral aspects of fundamental ontology. The final part addresses important criticisms that have impeded a fruitful dialogue between fundamental ontology and critical theory to clear the ground for a fresh re-appraisal of the former as an emancipatory project.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mertel, Kurt C. M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. The Social Origins of the Appropriative Self-Relation: Fundamental Ontology as Social Ontology.- 3. The Role of Attunement, Understanding, Discourse and Falling in the Appropriative Self-Relation.- 4. Clearing the Ground for Fundamental Ontology as Critical Social Ontology.

Über Autor(innen)

Kurt C. M. Mertel is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.