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In this important new book, Richard Polt takes a fresh approach to Heidegger's thought during his most politicized period, and works toward a philosophical appropriation of his most valuable ideas. Polt shows how central themes of the 1930s-such as inception, emergency, and the question "Who are we?"-grow from seeds planted in Being and Time and are woven into Heidegger's political thought. Working with recently published texts, including Heidegger's Black Notebooks, Polt traces the thinker's engagement and disengagement from the Nazi movement. He critiques Heidegger for his failure to understand the political realm, but also draws on his ideas to propose a "traumatic ontology" that understands individual and collective existence as identities that are always in question, and always remain exposed to disruptive events. Time and Trauma is a bold attempt to gain philosophical insight from the most problematic and controversial phase of Heidegger's thought

Twilight of the Idols presents a vivid, compressed overview of many of Nietzsche's mature ideas, including his attack on Plato's Socrates and on the Platonic legacy in Western philosophy and culture. Polt provides a trustworthy rendering of Nietzsche's text in contemporary American English, complete with notes prepared by the translator and Tracy Strong. An authoritative Introduction by Strong makes this an outstanding edition. Select Bibliography and Index.

The so-called anthropocene is one of the most widely discussed concepts in philosophy and critical theory at the moment. This volume takes a broad historical view of the topic, bringing together high profile theorists, including Luce Irigaray and Adrian Parr, providing a platform for highly original work in this important and timely field.

Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Contributors; Editors' Introduction; The seminar; Context; The politics of the seminar; The essays; The translation; PART ONE ON THE ESSENCE AND CONCEPT OF NATURE, HISTORY, AND STATE SEMINAR, WINTER SEMESTER 1933-4; [53] SESSION 1 November 3, 1933; SESSION 2 November 17, 1933; SESSION 3; SESSION 4 January 13, 1934; SESSION 5 January 12, 1934; The state; SESSION 6 January 19, 1934; SESSION 7 February 2, 1934; SESSION 8 February 16, 1934; SESSION 9 February 23, 1934