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67Gender and TimeEpoché: A Journal for the History of Philosophy 12 (1): 137-155. 2007.Many critics have attempted to give an account of a gendered incarnation of Dasein in response to Heidegger’s “neutral” or “asexual” interpretation. In this paper,I suggest gendered readings of Dasein are potentially misleading. I argue Dasein is gendered only to the extent that “the Anyone” (das Man)—understood as relational background of social practices, institutions, and languages—constitutes the space or “clearing” (Lichtung) of intelligibility. However, this reading misrepresents the core …Read more
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Animality Revisited: The Question of Life in Heidegger's Early Freiburg LecturesExistentia 16 (5-6): 379-392. 2006.Heidegger's assessment of animals in his 1929/30 Freiburg lecture course, The Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics, has been the focal point of much recent debate. In this course, it appears Heidegger preserves the prejudices of metaphysical humanism by establishing an opposition between animal "behavior" (Benehmen) and human "comportment" (Verhalten) to the extent that humans, unlike animals, embody an understanding of being and, therefore, encounter beings as such. In this essay, I suggest th…Read more
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14Why Heidegger Is Not An Existentialist: Interpreting Authenticity And Historicity In Being And TimeFlorida Philosophical Review 3 (2): 5-22. 2003.Heidegger's Being and Time is often interpreted as an important contribution to the canon of Existentialist philosophy. This popular interpretation is due largely to the theme of "authenticity" that is carefully developed in Division II. Here, Heidegger explains how we, as human beings, can temporarily sever ourselves from our bondage to a "fallen" public world by owning up to the anxious awareness of our inevitable death. It is in resolutely facing death that we can become individuals for the f…Read more
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45Logos and the Poverty of AnimalsNew Yearbook for Phenomenology and Phenomenological Philosophy 7 109-126. 2007.
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50Body Matters: A Phenomenology of Sickness, Disease, and IllnessLexington Books. 2008.Written in a jargon-free way, Body Matters provides a clear and accessible phenomenological critique of core assumptions in mainstream biomedicine and explores ways in which health and illness are experienced and interpreted differently in various socio-historical situations. By drawing on the disciplines of literature, cultural anthropology, sociology, medical history, and philosophy, the authors attempt to dismantle common presuppositions we have about human afflictions and examine how the met…Read more
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3Rethinking the Psychopathology of DepressionPhilosophical Practice 3 (1): 207-218. 2008.The instrumental classification of depression made possible by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and the widespread pharmacological approach to treatment in mainstream biopsychiatry has generated a cottage industry of criticism. This paper explores the potential shortcomings of the DSM/bio-psychiatric model and introduces the value of philosophical counseling—specifically by means of integrating the insights of Existentialism and Buddhism—as a way to overcome a number of diagnostic and metho…Read more
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Existentialism |
Martin Heidegger |
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