The Phenomenology of Religious Life, Volume 1

Martin Heidegger

Indiana University Press, 2004 - Philosophy - 266 pages

Publisher's description: The Phenomenology of Religious Life presents the text of Heidegger's important 1920621 lectures on religion. First published in 1995 as volume 60 of the Gesamtausgabe, the work reveals a young Heidegger searching for the striking language that eventually formed the mature expression of his thought. The volume consists of the famous lecture course "Introduction to the Phenomenology of Religion," a course on "Augustine and Neoplatonism," and notes for a course on "The Philosophical Foundations of Medieval Mysticism" that was never delivered. Heidegger's engagements with Aristotle, St. Paul, Augustine, and Luther give readers a sense of what phenomenology would come to mean in his later works. Here, Heidegger reveals an impressive display of theological knowledge, protecting Christian life experience from Greek philosophy and defending Paul against Nietzsche. The appearance of this first English translation marks a significant event in Heidegger scholarship and affords a unique look into his phenomenology.

Contents

• PART: 3
• TakingCognizanceof: 11
• Critical Observations: 19
• The Situation: 24
• The Struggle of Life against the Historical: 26
• TendenciestoSecure: 31
• Chapter Four: 38
• PART: 47
• Phenomenology of Religion and the History of Religion: 53
• Chapter Three: 61
• The HavingBecome of the Thessalonians: 65
• Chapter Four: 75
• 15: 81
• Chapter Five: 83
• APPENDIX: 90
• 17: 91
• The Hermeneutical Foreconceptions on: 97
• 24: 104
• II Thess on 28 and 29: 110
• INTRODUCTORY PART: 115
• A Discussion of the Interpretations of Augustine according to Their: 121
• MAIN PART: 127
• 25: 133
• Of the beata vita Chapters 2023: 141
• The How of Questioning and Hearing Chapters 2427: 149
• concupiscentia carnis Chapters 3034: 155
• concupiscentia oculorum Chapter 35: 165
• Selfimportance Chapter 39: 178
• APPENDIX I: 185
• 39: 187
• The Phenomenon of tentatio on 13 c: 191
• Four Groups of Problems: 197
• APPENDIX II: 203
• The confiteri and the Concept of Sin Supplement following 13 b: 213
• Intermediary Consideration of timor castus Supplement: 222
• Mysticism in the Middle Ages: 233
• Irrationality in Meister Eckhart: 239
• The Absolute: 245
• The Holy: 251
• Afterword of the Editor of the Lecture Course Summer Semester 1921: 259
• Glossary of Key Terms: 265

About the author

Martin Heidegger was born in Messkirch, Baden, Germany on September 22, 1889. He studied Roman Catholic theology and philosophy at the University of Frieburg before joining the faculty at Frieburg as a teacher in 1915. Eight years later Heidegger took a teaching position at Marburg. He taught there until 1928 and then went back to Frieburg as a professor of philosophy. As a philosopher, Heidegger developed existential phenomenology. He is still widely regarded as one of the most original philosophers of the 20th century. Influenced by other philosophers of his time, Heidegger wrote the book, Being in Time, in 1927. In this work, which is considered one of the most important philosophical works of our time, Heidegger asks and answers the question "What is it, to be?" Other books written by Heidegger include Basic Writings, a collection of Heidegger's most popular writings; Nietzsche, an inquiry into the central issues of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy; On the Way to Language, Heidegger's central ideas on the origin, nature and significance of language; and What is Called Thinking, a systematic presentation of Heidegger's later philosophy. Since the 1960s, Heidegger's influence has spread beyond continental Europe and into a number of English-speaking countries. Heidegger died in Messkirch on May 26, 1976.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Phenomenology of Religious Life, Volume 1; Studies in Continental thought
• Author: Martin Heidegger
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2004
• ISBN: 0253342481, 9780253342485
• Length: 266 pages
• Subjects: Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern; Philosophy / Movements / Phenomenology; Philosophy / Religious; Religion / General; Religion / Philosophy