Being, logic and correctness: An enquiry into Heidegger's "Introduction to Metaphysics"

Martin Heidegger is widely considered one of the most controversial and influential philosophers of the twentieth century, his influence extending to the works of several philosophers, as well as in important philosophical schools such as existentialism and phenomenology. At the same time, his philosophy is also regarded as notoriously difficult, highly idiosyncratic and often even obscure. It is considered that there are several ways of reading Heidegger, which, in turn, is due to the existence of several ‘Heideggers’, the major distinction being the one that happened with die Kehre, or, ‘the turn’. This turn, which began in the 1930s, marks a departure from the earlier Heidegger and the beginning of a philosophical approach that separates his magnum opus, Being and Time (1927), from subsequent works.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• The development of logic
  • Thinking as a 'Gegen-stand'
  • The origin of logic
  • Logos as 'gathering'
  • Plato and Aristotle
  • Early Christians
  • Logic as invented by schoolteachers
• Problems for the concepts of correctness

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This paper aims to provide an outline of Heidegger's account of the development of logic in *Introduction to Metaphysics* and to discuss the implications of this development for the concepts of correctness in Heidegger's view. The paper will examine the relationship between the development of logic and the restriction of Being.

• The origin and development of logic in Heidegger's *Introduction to Metaphysics*
• The relationship between thinking and Being
• The concept of logos as gathering and its distortion over time
• The role of pre-Socratic philosophers in the development of logic
• The implications of the development of logic for the concepts of correctness

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The introduction provides an overview of Heidegger's philosophy and the significance of *Introduction to Metaphysics*. The paper then outlines the development of logic, beginning with the concept of logos as gathering and its gradual transformation into logic. This analysis includes discussions of the roles of pre-Socratic philosophers, Plato and Aristotle, and early Christians in shaping the development of logic. The paper concludes with a consideration of the problems that have arisen for the concepts of correctness as a result of the development of logic, linking these problems to the restriction of Being.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

The key terms and concepts explored in this paper include logic, Being, logos, correctness, gathering, pre-Socratic philosophers, Plato, Aristotle, early Christians, *Introduction to Metaphysics*, and Heidegger. This paper focuses on the development of logic in Heidegger's philosophy and its implications for the understanding of Being and the concepts of correctness.

Details

• Autor: William Fujii (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
• Seiten: 12
• Katalognummer: V203251
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656294771
• ISBN (Buch): 9783656297710
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: Heidegger Being correctness logic