Freedom, Equality, Mortality: Philosophy After Heidegger

Author: (German) Albert Raffelt, translated by Jiang Mang, Zhang Xian
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Publishing Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This is a sincere and steadfast philosophical work that clarifies the philosophical legacy of Heidegger from various important aspects, reconnects it with the cultural tradition of Europe, and updates it. From Albert Raffelt's analysis, we can grasp the general trend of contemporary European philosophy, and from his arguments, we can glimpse the genuine affection of a European philosopher for preserving the heritage of his philosophical and cultural traditions. As Albert Raffelt himself said, although in reality we are not free, not equal, and we are certainly going to die, we want to be free, we want to be equal. We do not want to live only for death. The ideal sensibility of human action is just this—to bear the great aspirations of humanity, with all disasters and through all disasters. The reason humans need philosophy is precisely to overcome all obstacles from what is called "reality" in order to pursue freedom, equality, and the tendency to eliminate mortality.