How Taoist Is Heidegger?
| Title | How Taoist Is Heidegger? |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Chen, Ellen M. |
| Journal | International Philosophical Quarterly |
| Volume | 45 |
| Pagination | 5 |
| Date Published | 2005 |
| ISBN Number | 0019-0365 |
| Keywords | Heidegger, Martin, Religion, Taoism, Zen Buddhism |
| Abstract | Otto Pggeler has noted that Heidegger's engagement with Chinese philosophy, and in particular with the 0RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT2Tao Te Ching1RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT20RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT2 - of Lao-tzu, exerted a decisive effect on the form and direction of his later thinking. With Reinhard May's careful comparisons of passages from Heidegger's major texts with translations of the 1RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT20RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT2Tao Te Ching1RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT20RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT2 - and various Zen Buddhist texts, there is now general agreement on Heidegger's indebtedness to Chinese philosophy. The recurrent themes of his later lectures can all be found in Taoist texts. Often these are points on which he is labeled a mystic or an irrationalist and taken to task by his Western critics. This essay examines some key facets of his thought and compares his position to that of the 1RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT20RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT2Tao Te Ching1RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT20RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT2 - so as to determine the extent to which Heidegger has departed from the Western tradition to become a Taoist. (edited)1RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT2 |
