Jeff Malpas Libri

The Scottish poet Kenneth White and the Australian philosopher Jeff Malpas came together by chance when Malpas heard an interview with White on ABC radio. Malpas contacted White, and from there they exchanged books and ideas. They arranged to meet at White’s place on the Breton coast, where a conversation about poetry and philosophy developed over four days. Inspired by poets from John Donne to Hölderlin, and philosophers from Nietzsche to Heidegger, they discussed the world, place, narrative, language and politics. This book records that conversation. The Fundamental Field is made up of two the first is by White on Malpas; the second is by Malpas on White. The volume closes with a set of three new philosophical poems by White.

Philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer has made major contributions to aesthetic theory, Plato and Hegel studies, humanistic studies, and the philosophy of history. A student of Martin Heidegger, Gadamer took up and developed a number of central Heideggerian insights. He also had productive public debates with contemporaries such as Emilio Betti and Jürgen Habermas. The shape of contemporary hermeneutics is due almost entirely to Gadamer's influence, and his magnum opus, Truth and Method, is considered one of the great philosophical works of the twentieth century.This book is dedicated to Gadamer in honor of his hundredth birthday, in 2000. The essays provide a measure of the classical character of Gadamer's work by showing the breadth of engagement his ideas have provoked. As in Gadamer's own life and work, dialogue and conversation figure as important themes in all of the essays. While they encompass a diversity of philosophical perspectives, interests, and styles, the essays also suggest the ever-present possibility of dialogue across language and tradition and of the formation of new modes of discourse and philosophizing.

The concept of place, or topos, is central to Martin Heidegger's philosophy, evident in his connection to his hut in Todtnauberg and in his use of topological language. Jeff Malpas argues that Heidegger's work exemplifies "philosophical topology." In his examination of Heidegger's thought, Malpas explores its topological dimensions and the broader significance of place in philosophy. This approach not only reinterprets Heidegger but also sheds light on other influential thinkers such as Kant, Aristotle, Gadamer, Davidson, Benjamin, Arendt, and Camus. Expanding on themes from his earlier work, Malpas addresses the importance of place in philosophical inquiry, the topological nature of the transcendental, and the intersection of Heideggerian topology with Davidsonian triangulation. He discusses mortality's role in human existence, the impact of materiality in art, the meaning of nostalgia, and how philosophy originates in wonder. Ultimately, Malpas posits that philosophy begins in wonder and is rooted in place, asserting that the essence of questioning and thinking resides in this foundational topos.

The book presents a compelling argument that the notion of place is crucial to understanding Heidegger's philosophy and is fundamental to all philosophical exploration. It delves into how the concept of place influences our perception of existence and reality, suggesting that a deeper engagement with this idea can reshape our approach to philosophical questions. Through this lens, the author invites readers to reconsider the significance of place in both Heidegger's work and broader philosophical discourse.

A groundbreaking argument that the concept of place is central to Heidegger's thinking—and at the heart of all philosophical inquiry.

Recent philosophy has seen the idea of the transcendental, first introduced in its modern form in the work of Kant, take on a new prominence. Bringing together an international range of younger philosophers and established thinkers, this volume opens up the idea of the transcendental, examining it not merely as a mode of argument, but as naming a particular problematic and a philosophical style. From contemporary rethinkings of the Kantian project through to the holistic, externalist inquiries of Donald Davidson, transcendental styles of reasoning and the broader framework of transcendental inquiry have come to play an important role in the work of a number of philosophers. Beginning with Kant, the contributions in this volume explore the idea of the transcendental in its original historical context, as well as its more recent appearance in relation to Heidegger, Husserl, Apel, Derrida, Chomsky, McDowell, and Davidson. As well as providing insight into the idea of the transcendental, the book also offers new approaches to the work of many of these thinkers.

Focusing on the philosophical exploration of place and space, this revised second edition delves deeper into the concept of human embeddedness in place, examining its ethical and political implications. It offers a fresh perspective that challenges dominant post-structuralist and postmodern theories. With a new Foreword by Ed Casey, the book enhances its original insights and continues to establish Jeff Malpas as a significant thinker in the field.

Focusing on the significance of place within philosophical discourse, this book draws from various philosophical and literary sources, especially highlighting Heidegger's contributions. It argues that understanding our relationship to place is crucial for a deeper comprehension of existence and thought, offering a fresh perspective on how location influences philosophy.