The Question of Being: A Reversal of Heidegger

by Stanley Rosen

Distinguished philosopher Rosen (Penn State U.) presents a fresh interpretation of metaphysics that opposes the traditional doctrines attacked by Heidegger, on the one hand, and by contemporary philosophers influenced by Heidegger, on the other hand. Rosen refutes Heidegger's claim that metaphysics is derived from the Aristotelian science of being as being. He argues instead that metaphysics is simply a commonsense reflection on the nature of ordinary experience and on standards for living a better life. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Philosophy

341 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Stanley Rosen was Borden Parker Bowne Professor of Philosophy and Professor Emeritus at Boston University. His research and teaching focused on the fundamental questions of philosophy and on the most important figures of its history, from Plato to Heidegger.

Reviews

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comment:

Excellent. Rosen opposes both Heidegger and Nietzsche (though by no means does he consider these two the same) with Plato. A Plato, however, informed (some would go so far as to say formed) by Nietzsche...

[David Haines · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a detailed examination of Heidegger's doctrine of Being. Rosen demonstrates an encyclopedic knowledge of Heidegger's works, and interacts easily with a number of other important philosophers such as Aristotle, Nietzsche, Hegel, Husserl and Kant. Throughout this book we get glimpses of Rosen's own ideas concerning being, as a Platonist who is looking back on a history of metaphysics.

[Kyrill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heidegger rekt by cows