The relationship between metaphysics and nihilism in the work of Martin Heidegger from 1927-1940
The thesis inquires into Heideggerâs attempt to overcome philosophical theories that rely upon metaphysical conditions, that is, transcendent and transcendental conditions of truth and ground. According to Heidegger, a reliance upon transcendent/transcendental conditions forces philosophy into a metaphysical structure that prioritises reason above other modes of thinking. Reason requires matter or content on which to think. Â In order to think logically reason necessarily focuses on things or âbeings.â Heideggerâs claim is that the methodology adopted by philosophy has a preordained outcome that focuses on beings and the knowledge of those beings. Once rational knowledge is conceded as the principal means of thought the subjectivity of human beings dominates all modes of analysis and leads philosophy into subject-object dualism that it cannot escape from. Heidegger argues that metaphysics demonstrates a necessary logic that begins with Platonic âideasâ and ends with Nietzschean subjectivism as the self-determining condition of life. Heidegger argues that this state of affairs is nihilistic in that human beings can no longer gain access to what provides the ground for beings and existence. According
Blond, P. L.
The relationship between metaphysics and nihilism in the work of Martin Heidegger from 1927-1940. The thesis inquires into Heideggerâs attempt to overcome philosophical theories that rely upon metaphysical conditions, that is, transcendent and transcendental conditions of truth and ground. According to Heidegger, a reliance upon transcendent/transcendental conditions forces philosophy into a metaphysical structure that prioritises reason above other modes of thinking. Reason requires matter or content on which to think. Â In order to think logically reason necessarily focuses on things or âbeings.â Heideggerâs claim is that the methodology adopted by philosophy has a preordained outcome that focuses on beings and the knowledge of those beings. Once rational knowledge is conceded as the principal means of thought the subjectivity of human beings dominates all modes of analysis and leads philosophy into subject-object dualism that it cannot escape from. Heidegger argues that metaphysics demonstrates a necessary logic that begins with Platonic âideasâ and ends with Nietzschean subjectivism as the self-determining condition of life. Heidegger argues that this state of affairs is nihilistic in that human beings can no longer gain access to what provides the ground for beings and existence. According
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