Thinking Against Humanism? Heidegger on the Human Essence, the Inhuman, and Evil.
In his 'Letter on "Humanism"', Martin Heidegger advances a critique of humanism while insisting that this critique does not imply that he 'advocates the inhuman'. There are two reasons why Heidegger might be concerned to rebut this accusation. First, one might worry that any rejection of humanism co...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Philosophy Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 660 - 682 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2025
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