Wuzhiwuhua: On the Core Issues of Heidegger's Philosophical Journey

Author: Peng Fuchun
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: As is well known, the core of Heidegger's thought lies in the inquiry into the meaning of existence. This existence itself is distinguished from the existent. Understood in this way, existence manifests as nothingness. Correspondingly, it is not "existence and nothingness" but "existence as nothingness" that becomes the thematic formation in Heidegger's thought. Existence "is," by means of it being nothingness, more nothingness than anything else. In this manner, "nothingness" becomes the determination of the thought of things in Heidegger's conception. Following this line, this book attempts to trace the path of Heidegger's thought, with the aim of gaining a new perspective on the "meaning of existence" (as explained by Heidegger and his successors).