Heidegger's Social Ontology: The Phenomenology of Self, World, and Others
Many critics and commentators hold that Heidegger had next to nothing to say about human sociality. In this book, Nicolai Knudsen rectifies this popular misconception. Drawing on his influential philosophy of mind, his philosophy of action and his conception of being-with, Knudsen argues that the central idea of Heidegger's social ontology is that we can only understand others, do things with others, and form lasting groups with others if we pre-reflectively correlate their behaviour with our own projects and the world that lies between us. Knudsen then uses this framework to formulate Heideggerian contributions to current debates on social cognition, collective intentionality, and social normativity. He also reinterprets Heidegger's famous concept of authenticity in the light of his social ontological commitments, and shows how Heidegger's affiliation with National Socialism betrays his own best insights into the fundamental structure of social life.
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Heidegger's Social Ontology: The Phenomenology of Self, World, and Others
Many critics and commentators hold that Heidegger had next to nothing to say about human sociality. In this book, Nicolai Knudsen rectifies this popular misconception. Drawing on his influential philosophy of mind, his philosophy of action and his conception of being-with, Knudsen argues that the central idea of Heidegger's social ontology is that we can only understand others, do things with others, and form lasting groups with others if we pre-reflectively correlate their behaviour with our own projects and the world that lies between us. Knudsen then uses this framework to formulate Heideggerian contributions to current debates on social cognition, collective intentionality, and social normativity. He also reinterprets Heidegger's famous concept of authenticity in the light of his social ontological commitments, and shows how Heidegger's affiliation with National Socialism betrays his own best insights into the fundamental structure of social life.
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Heidegger's Social Ontology: The Phenomenology of Self, World, and Others

Heidegger's Social Ontology: The Phenomenology of Self, World, and Others

by Nicolai K. Knudsen
Heidegger's Social Ontology: The Phenomenology of Self, World, and Others

Heidegger's Social Ontology: The Phenomenology of Self, World, and Others

by Nicolai K. Knudsen

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Many critics and commentators hold that Heidegger had next to nothing to say about human sociality. In this book, Nicolai Knudsen rectifies this popular misconception. Drawing on his influential philosophy of mind, his philosophy of action and his conception of being-with, Knudsen argues that the central idea of Heidegger's social ontology is that we can only understand others, do things with others, and form lasting groups with others if we pre-reflectively correlate their behaviour with our own projects and the world that lies between us. Knudsen then uses this framework to formulate Heideggerian contributions to current debates on social cognition, collective intentionality, and social normativity. He also reinterprets Heidegger's famous concept of authenticity in the light of his social ontological commitments, and shows how Heidegger's affiliation with National Socialism betrays his own best insights into the fundamental structure of social life.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781009114011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 04/25/2024
Series: Modern European Philosophy
Pages: 296
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Nicolai K. Knudsen is currently Assistant Professor in Philosophy at Aarhus University. He has published articles in European Journal of Philosophy, Research in Phenomenology, and Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences.

Table of Contents

Part I. Being-in-the-world and Being-with: 1. What is social ontology?; 2: Transcendental social ontology in Husserl and Heidegger; 3: Holism and relativism; Part II. Forms of Being-with: 4. Interpersonal understanding; 5. Shared action; 6. Two types of social normativity; Part III. Politics and Authenticity: 7. Heidegger's Politics; 8. The demand for authenticity; Conclusion.
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