Heidegger and the Greeks: Interpretive Essays

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John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), Sketch for the Unveiling of Truth—Study for Entire Composition (MFA Stairway), 1921–25. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Sargent Collection. Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent. Heidegger and the Greeks Philosophy Martin Heidegger’s sustained reflection on Greek thought has been increasingly recognized as a decisive feature of his own philosophical development. At the same time, this important philosophical meeting has generated considerable controversy and disagreement concerning the radical originality of Heidegger’s view of the Greeks and their place in his groundbreaking thinking. In Heidegger and the Greeks, an international group of distinguished philosophers sheds light on the issues raised by Heidegger’s encounter and engagement with the Greeks. The careful and nuanced essays brought together here reveal how core philosophical concepts such as phenomenology, existentialism, hermeneutics, and ethics are understood today. For readers at all levels, this volume is an invitation to continue the important dialogue with Greek thinking that was started and stimulated by Heidegger. Contributors are Claudia Baracchi, Walter A. Brogan, Günter Figal, Gregory Fried, Francisco J. Gonzalez, Drew A. Hyland, John Panteleimon Manoussakis, William J. Richardson, John Sallis, Dennis J. Schmidt, and Peter Warnek. DREW A. HYLAND is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. JOHN PANTELEIMON MANOUSSAKIS is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Boston College and the American College of Greece. Studies in Continental Thought—John Sallis, editor ISBN-13: 978-0-253-21869-8 ISBN-10: 0-253-21869-1 http://iupress.indiana.edu 1-800-842-6796 Interpretive Essays Edited by Drew A. Hyland and John Panteleimon Manoussakis Hyland and Manoussakis Heidegger and the Greeks INDIANA “[A]n exceptionally fine group of thematically related essays collected around Heidegger’s readings of Plato and Aristotle.” —Charles E. Scott, Vanderbilt University Heidegger and the Greeks STUDIES IN CONTINENTAL THOUGHT John Sallis, editor Consulting Editors Robert Bernasconi William L. McBride Rudolph Bernet J. N. Mohanty John D. Caputo Mary Rawlinson David Carr Tom Rockmore Edward S. Casey Calvin O. Schrag Hubert Dreyfus †Reiner Schürmann Don Ihde Charles E. Scott David Farrell Krell Thomas Sheehan Lenore Langsdorf Robert Sokolowski Alphonso Lingis Bruce W. Wilshire David Wood edited by DREW A. HY LAND and JOHN PAN TELEIMON M ANOUSSAK IS Heidegger and the Greeks Interpretive Essays indiana university press Bloomington and Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2006 by Indiana University Press All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heidegger and the Greeks : interpretive essays / edited by Drew A. Hyland and John Panteleimon Manoussakis. p. cm. — (Studies in Continental thought) Includes index. ISBN 0-253-34802-1 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-253-21869-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Heidegger, Martin, 1889–1976. 2. Plato. 3. Aristotle. 4. Philosophy, Ancient. I. Hyland, Drew A. II. Manoussakis, John Panteleimon. III. Series. B3279.H49H3422 2006 193—dc22 2006005555 1 2 3 4 5 11 10 09 08 07 06 For John S. Bailey, in gratitude ...