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" . . . 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



Table of Contents

Key to References Cited in the Text

Introduction
I. On the traditional conception of logic
II. Introduction to the idea of philosophy
III. The Definition of philosophy according to Aristotle
IV. The Basic question of philosophy and the question of man
V. Basic problems of a philosophical logic
VI. The traditional classifications of logic and the task of returning to the foundations of this logic

Preliminary Note

Firt Major Part
Dismantling Leibniz's Doctrine of Judgement Down to Basic Metaphysical Problems

1. Characterization of the general structure of judgment
2. Judgement and the idea of truth. The basic forms of truth
In memoriam Max Scheler
3. The idea of truth and the principles of knowledge
Summary
4. The idea of knowledge as such
5. The essential determination of the being of genuine beings
a) The monad as drive
b) Intermediate reflections to find the guiding clue for the interpretation of being
c) The structure
6. The basic notion of being as such (not carried out)
7. The theory of judgment and the notion of being. Logic and ontology

Second Major Part
The Metaphysics of the Principle of Reason as the Foundational Problem of Logic

First Section: Exposition of teh Dimensions of the Problem

8. The principle of ground as a rule of thought
9. The essence of truth and its essential relation to "ground"
a) The essence of propositional truth
b) Intentionality and transcendence
10. The problem of transcendence and the problem of Being and Time
Appendix: Describing the Idea and Function of a Fundamental Ontology

Second Section: The problem of Ground

11. The transcendence of Dasein
a) On the concept of transcendence
b) The phenomenon of world
c) Freedom and world

12. Transcendence and temporality (nihil originarium)
13. Transcendence temporalizing itself in temporality and the essence of ground
14. The essence of ground and the idea of logic

supplement: distance and nearness


editor's epilogue
translator's afterword
index

The Metaphysical Foundations of Logic

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    Publisher: Indiana University Press
    Publication Date: 22/07/1984
    ISBN13: 9780253207647, 978-0253207647
    ISBN10: 0253207649

    Description

    Book Synopsis


    Trade Review

    " . . . 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



    Table of Contents

    Key to References Cited in the Text

    Introduction
    I. On the traditional conception of logic
    II. Introduction to the idea of philosophy
    III. The Definition of philosophy according to Aristotle
    IV. The Basic question of philosophy and the question of man
    V. Basic problems of a philosophical logic
    VI. The traditional classifications of logic and the task of returning to the foundations of this logic

    Preliminary Note

    Firt Major Part
    Dismantling Leibniz's Doctrine of Judgement Down to Basic Metaphysical Problems

    1. Characterization of the general structure of judgment
    2. Judgement and the idea of truth. The basic forms of truth
    In memoriam Max Scheler
    3. The idea of truth and the principles of knowledge
    Summary
    4. The idea of knowledge as such
    5. The essential determination of the being of genuine beings
    a) The monad as drive
    b) Intermediate reflections to find the guiding clue for the interpretation of being
    c) The structure
    6. The basic notion of being as such (not carried out)
    7. The theory of judgment and the notion of being. Logic and ontology

    Second Major Part
    The Metaphysics of the Principle of Reason as the Foundational Problem of Logic

    First Section: Exposition of teh Dimensions of the Problem

    8. The principle of ground as a rule of thought
    9. The essence of truth and its essential relation to "ground"
    a) The essence of propositional truth
    b) Intentionality and transcendence
    10. The problem of transcendence and the problem of Being and Time
    Appendix: Describing the Idea and Function of a Fundamental Ontology

    Second Section: The problem of Ground

    11. The transcendence of Dasein
    a) On the concept of transcendence
    b) The phenomenon of world
    c) Freedom and world

    12. Transcendence and temporality (nihil originarium)
    13. Transcendence temporalizing itself in temporality and the essence of ground
    14. The essence of ground and the idea of logic

    supplement: distance and nearness


    editor's epilogue
    translator's afterword
    index

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