Metaphysics and Oppression: Heidegger's Challenge to Western Philosophy

by John McCumber

Book Overview

"In this stunning philosophical accomplishment, McCumber sheds important new light on the history of substance metaphysics and Heidegger's challenge to metaphysical thinking. . . . Well-documented, brilliant, definitely a major contribution to philosophy " --Choice

In this compelling work, John McCumber unfolds a history of Western metaphysics that is also a history of the legitimation of oppression. That is, until Heidegger. But Heidegger...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253213169
• ISBN13: 9780253213167
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher