Heidegger and Parmenides

The provocations of Parmenides’s texts for Heidegger’s own project have long been alluded to, but seldom carefully considered. Likewise, Heidegger’s quite original interpretations of Parmenides have typically been ignored. This welcome collection of essays by leading scholars—animated both by real philological rigor and genuine philosophical imagination—is rich with insights to be found in the bringing together these two figures. – Dennis Schmidt, Western Sydney University, Australia

Laurence Hemming is the director of the Knapp Foundation and an honorary professor in Lancaster University’s Philosophy, Politics and Religion Department. He has published a number of books and translations, including Heidegger’s Atheism, Postmodernity’s Transcending, and Heidegger and Marx: A Productive Dialogue over the Language of Humanism. He edited and co-translated Ernst Jünger’s 1932 text The Worker: Dominion and Form.

Aaron Turner is the Assistant Director of the Knapp Foundation and a Research Associate in the Department of Classics at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the editor of several edited volumes, including Reconciling Ancient and Modern Philosophies of History and Heidegger and Classical Thought, and The Essence of History.