Gestures of Ethical Life: Reading Hölderlin's Question of Measure After Heidegger

David Michael Kleinberg-Levin, 2005

Overview

This book delves into the ancient Greek concept of measure as central to ethics and politics, questioning if these domains can be reduced to calculation. It critically examines the works of Plato, Hölderlin, Rilke, Heidegger, Benjamin, Adorno, Marx, Merleau-Ponty, Levinas, and Levi. The author argues that the question of measure is increasingly urgent in a modern world shaped by technological economy and relativism, which threaten moral responsibility and justice. The study explores the normative problem of measure, revealing its redemptive potential through human gestures, the dialectic of tact, and social existence.

Who it's for

• Academics and students of philosophy, ethics, and political theory.
• Readers interested in the works of Heidegger, Hölderlin, and related thinkers.
• Those exploring the philosophical underpinnings of measure and its relevance today.

Key features

• Paperback edition
• 536 pages
• Published by Wiley
• ISBN: 9780804750882
• Published in 2005