Professor of Philosophy Emeritus William Richardson, S.J., author of a groundbreaking study on renowned philosopher Martin Heidegger and a faculty member at Boston College for more than a ...

Over the past 25 years postmodernism has become a major if not dominant force in both popular culture and modern theology. Both liberal and evangelical Christians have embraced postmodern ideas as new ...

Martin Heidegger, the much celebrated and much maligned German philosopher, is back in the news. As it turns out, his Naziism and anti-Semitism run far deeper than originally thought (we already knew ...

German philosopher Martin Heidegger gets a lot of bad press. And for good reason. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Nazis, he did and said and wrote some nasty things before and after serving as ...

Last month saw another flare-up in the ongoing controversy regarding the philosopher Martin Heidegger. The German thinker is Janus-faced. On the one hand, he is lauded by his admirers as the greatest ...

The story of German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) and his posthumous reception almost reads like the plot of an airport spy thriller. In Heidegger’s view, this was due to Western philosophy ...

The more we learn about famed philosopher Martin Heidegger, the clearer the truth becomes. You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. In the world of ...

Peter Monaghan’s survey of the film The Ister speaks about a more “nuanced” treatment of Heidegger’s role during the Nazi period (“Time and the River (and Heidegger),” The Chronicle, June 10). It is ...

Once discredited by his association with Nazism, Martin Heidegger is enjoying a posthumous revival. So what is it about his ideas that resonate with so many? By Samuel Earle If every philosopher has a ...

The following is an excerpt from “‘Breaking Bad’ and Philosophy: Badder Living Through Chemistry,” edited by David R. Koepsell and Robert Arp. The book is now available from Open Court Publishing. The ...