Heidegger on East-West Dialogue

This book traces a most obscure and yet most intriguing theme concealed in Heidegger's thinking and work, which has hitherto not yet been made the focus of a thorough and sustained investigation: that is, the emergence and course of Heidegger's interest in East Asian thought and of his reflection on East-West dialogue.

Lin Ma

Introduction Chapter One Heidegger's Asian Connection Chapter Two Language and Being: Central Themes Chapter Three Philosophy, the Ge-stell, and East-West Dialogue Chapter Four The Journey Abroad and "The Few Other Great Beginnings" Chapter Five The Early Greeks' Confrontation with the Asiatic Chapter Six Heidegger's Encounter with the Daodejing Chapter Seven East-West Dialogue and the Question of Language Chapter Eight Japanese Themes in "A Dialogue on Language" Chapter Nine Do We Have Our Eyes on the "Same"? Conclusion