Richard Polt is Professor of Philosophy at Xavier University, Cincinnati. He is the author of Heidegger: An Introduction, also from Cornell.
"In this lively, important book, Polt struggles with Heidegger's
mid-1930s effort to invent the peculiar terms and expressions of
his later thinking, beginning with his keyword Ereignis, event,
appropriation, enowing, but really Heidegger's word for 'the
impossibility of starting at the beginning." . . . . Highly
recommended." Choice"
"Readers will be grateful for the clarity of Richard Polt's prose,
for his providing a historical context for the Contributions, and
for his ability to communicate with those who are not expert in
Heidegger's work. Reformulating Heidegger's thought is an
undertaking filled with difficulty and demands for exceptional
originality; Polt meets the challenge." Charles E. Scott,
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director of The
Vanderbilt University Center for Ethics"
"Richard Polt's book is unique: it provides an eminently accessible
introduction to, and commentary on, the major themes of Heidegger's
text, and does so in a philosophically sophisticated and critical
way. This combination of accessibility and erudition is a most
impressive accomplishment. The Emergency of Being will appeal both
to students who may be approaching Heidegger's work for the first
time and Heidegger specialists seeking a critical 'take' on what is
even for them a difficult and largely inaccessible text. Polt's
book is an indispensable introduction and companion guide to the
Contributions." William McNeill, DePaul University"
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