The Mystical Element in Heidegger's Thought

John D. Caputo

Fordham University Press, 1986 - Philosophy - 292 pages

This book is a model of philosophical and Heideggerian scholarship. Avoiding the extremes of abject worship and facile refutation, it moves into the heart of the later Heideggers work. Not only is Caputo faithful to the texts, but he is reflective and critical, inviting the reader to philosophize with and against Heidegger.

About the author

Academician John D. Caputo (b.1940) specializes in continental philosophy, described as the interaction among 20th century French and German philosophy and religion. He has written a number of scholarly books including The Mystical Element in Heidegger's Thought (1978), Heidegger and Aquinas (1982), Demythologizing Heidegger (1993), Against Ethics (1993), and The Prayers and Tears of Jacques Derrida (1997). Caputo has been honored in Dublin and Toronto, where conferences have been organized around his work. Caputo is professor of philosophy at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, where he received his M.A. in 1964. Other degrees include a B.A. from LaSalle College (1962) and a Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr (1968).

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Mystical Element in Heidegger's Thought; A Rose Hill book
• Author: John D. Caputo
• Edition: reprint, revised
• Publisher: Fordham University Press, 1986
• ISBN: 0823211533, 9780823211531
• Length: 292 pages
• Subjects: Philosophy / Free Will & Determinism; Philosophy / General; Philosophy / History & Surveys / General; Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern; Philosophy / Individual Philosophers; Philosophy / Movements / Phenomenology