Martin
Heidegger's commitment to the idea that Dasein (human existence)
is ultimately gender neutral, as well as several other major aspects
of his thought, raise significant questions for feminist philosophers.
The fourteen essays included in this volume clearly illustrate the
ways in which feminist readings can deepen our understanding of his
philosophy. They illuminate both the richness and the limitations
of the resources his work can provide for feminist thought.
This volume engages the full scope of Heidegger's writings from
Being and Time through his latest work, from his readings
of the ancient Greek poets to his critique of modern technology.
At the same time, it reflects a wide range of contemporary feminist
concerns: the significance of gender difference; the role of the
body in philosophical thought; the relationship between philosophy
and the natural world, and between philosophy and the domestic realm;
and the aspiration to move forward into a new, more just, political
world.
Included in this volume are important new (or newly translated)
essays by Ellen Armour, Carol Bigwood, Jack Caputo, Tina Chanter,
Trish Glazebrook, Jennifer Gosetti, Luce Irigaray, Dorothy Leland,
Mechthild Nagel, Gail Stenstad, and the editors—as well as a valuable
historical and theoretical Introduction by Patricia Huntington,
the first of Jacques Derrida's "Geschlecht" articles, and an important
1997 essay by Iris Marion Young.
