The Metaphysical Foundations of Logic - (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy) by Martin Heidegger (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>He explores the significance of Western logic as a system-building technical tool and as a cultural phenomenon that is centuries old.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Offering a full-scale study of the theory of reality hidden beneath modern logic, <i>The Metaphysical Foundations of Logic, </i> a lecture course given in 1928, illuminates the transitional phase in Heidegger's thought from the existential analysis of <i>Being and Time</i> to the overcoming of metaphysics in his later philosophy. In a searching exposition of the metaphysical problems underpinning Leibniz's theory of logical judgment, Heidegger establishes that a given theory of logic is rooted in a certain conception of Being. He explores the significance of Western logic as a system-building technical tool and as a cultural phenomenon that is centuries old.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>In a searching exposition of the metaphysical problems underpinning Leibniz's theory of logical judgment, Heidegger establishes that a given theory of logic is rooted in a certain conception of Being. He explores the significance of Western logic as a system-building technical tool and as a cultural phenomenon that is centuries old.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p> . . . the most detailed statement of Heidegger's reflections on logic available in English. --Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal Heim's excellent translation is eminently readable. --Canadian Philosophical Review All in all, an extraordinary book. --David Farrell Krell</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Michael Heim is the author of <i>Electric Language: A Philosophical Study of Word Processing.</i></p>
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