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Author George, Siby K. (Siby Karukakonathu), 1970- author.

Title Heidegger and Development in the Global South / Siby K. George
Published New Delhi, India : Springer, [2015]

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Series Contributions to phenomenology ; volume 82
Contributions to phenomenology ; volume 82.
Contents Chapter 1. Heidegger and Development: An Introduction -- Chapter 2. Historicizing the Development Narrative -- Chapter 3. War and Development -- Chapter 4. Capital, Individual and Development -- Chapter 5. Justice, Ethics, Development -- Chapter 6. The Idea of Development -- Chapter 7. Development and Distress: Concluding Remarks
Summary Taking the Heideggerian critical ontology of technology as its base, this volume looks at postcolonial modernization and development in the global south as the worldwide expansion of the western metaphysical understanding of reality. We live today in an increasingly globalizing technological society that Martin Heidegger described in the middle of the last century as "the planetary imperialism of technologically organized man." Consequent upon this cultural-intellectual globalization, the ahistorical, violent, individualistic, calculative and capitalistic logic of the metaphysics of technology is permeating the life-world, even of the world's poorest peoples, in ways they could neither choose nor control. This volume questions the political ethics and justice of post-war development discourse in the light of the egalitarian aims of modern societies, cultural freedom of communities and nations, and the ecological limits of the planet. The final chapters discuss the alternative proposal of development as various conceptions of good life and equitable human flourishing amidst equally flourishing non-human life and non-living beings. This unique volume is the first book-length treatment of the ontology of modernization and development in the global south from a Heideggerian stance
Analysis cultureel onderzoek
cultural research
filosofie
philosophy
fenomenologie
phenomenology
sociologie
sociology
theorie
theory
Philosophy (General)
Filosofie (algemeen)
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Subject Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976 fast
Subject Phenomenological sociology.
Civilization, Modern.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
Civilization, Modern
Phenomenological sociology
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9788132223047
8132223047
8132223039
9788132223030