Heidegger and the Elements of (Human) Being

This Element offers a novel account of Heidegger's understanding of the human.

S. Montgomery Ewegen (Author)

9781009647953, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 17 April 2025

68 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.224 kg

By way of an analysis of Heidegger's use of the elements of earth, water, air, and fire as a means to describe the unfolding of being, this Element offers a novel account of Heidegger's understanding of the human. By covering a variety of texts from the late-20s through the early-50s (including several of his recently published Black Notebooks), this Element demonstrates the manner in which these elements comprise, for Heidegger, the very being of the human.

1. Earth-The Protector
2. Water-The Sole Catastrophe
3. Air-The Sign
4. Fire-The Sufferer
Conclusion: The Shepherd
Bibliography.

Subject Areas: Western philosophy, from c 1900 - [HPCF]