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329Film as Phantasm: Dogville’s Cinematic Re-evaluation of ValuesIn José A. Haro & William H. Koch (eds.), The Films of Lars von Trier and Philosophy: Provocations and Engagements, Springer Verlag. 2019.This paper interprets von Trier’s Dogville as a suspension of belief that provokes a re-evaluation of contemporary moral values. Reading Dogville through the Stoic concept of phantasms and Nietzsche’s perspectivism, I analyze the plot and visual techniques as revealing how we form, evaluate, and re-evaluate our beliefs based on changing impressions and shifting perspectives. The philosophy of the Stoics and Nietzsche and the visual techniques of Dogville demonstrate that the recognition of the a…Read more
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806Heidegger and the Poetics of TimeGatherings: The Heidegger Circle Annual 7. 2017.Heidegger’s engagement with the poet Friedrich Hölderlin often dwells on the issue of temporality. For Heidegger, Hölderlin is the most futural thinker (zukünftigster Denker) whose poetry is necessary for us now and must be wrested from being buried in the past. Heidegger frames his reading of Hölderlin in terms of past, present, and future and, more importantly, describes him as being able to poetize time. This paper examines what it means to poetize time and why Hölderlin’s poetry in particula…Read more
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452From Factical Life to Art: Reconsidering Heidegger's Appropriation of DiltheyJournal of the History of Philosophy 59 (4): 653-678. 2021.ARRAY
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State University Of New York At New PaltzDepartment Of Philosophy, State University Of New York At New PaltzAssistant Professor
Druid Hills, Georgia, United States of America