A critique of Heidegger's critique of Christian philosophy in the Introduction to Metaphysics
Martin Heidegger argues against the possibility of Christian philosophy in his Introduction to Metaphysics. Christians, Heidegger tells us, cannot authentically ask the fundamental question of philosophy - Why are there beings at all rather than nothing?' - because they already suppose that th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Religious studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-86 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Heidegger, Martin 1889-1976, Einführung in die Metaphysik
/ Christian philosophy
/ Criticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | CA Christianity VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | Martin Heidegger argues against the possibility of Christian philosophy in his Introduction to Metaphysics. Christians, Heidegger tells us, cannot authentically ask the fundamental question of philosophy - Why are there beings at all rather than nothing?' - because they already suppose that they have an answer to this question in their Creator-God. Moreover, Christianity, says Heidegger, takes philosophy to be foolishness and, thus, would never try to answer its questions in the first place. Finally, Heidegger insists that any thoughtful questioning in a Christian context is theology and not philosophy. I argue that none of these reasons for rejecting Christian philosophy ultimately holds up. I also criticize an interpretation of Heidegger on this topic proposed by Walter Kaufmann. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412515000505 |