Heidegger's Neglect Of The Body (s U N Y Series In Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

This page intentionally left blank. Heidegger’s Neglect of the Body SUNY series in Contemporary Continential Philosophy Dennis J. Schmidt, editor Heidegger’s Neglect of the Body Kevin A. Aho Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 2009 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Diane Ganeles Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Aho, Kevin, 1969Heidegger’s neglect of the body / Kevin A. Aho. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-2775-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Heidegger, Martin, 1889–1976. 2. Body, Human (Philosophy) I. Title. B3279.H49A39 2009 128'.6092—dc22 2008050717 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Charles Guignon vi Contents This page intentionally left blank. Abbreviations vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Abbreviations xi Introduction The Body Problem Chapter Overview Chapter 1 Heidegger’s Project Dismantling Cartesian Metaphysics Dasein and Everydayness Temporality as the Meaning of Being 7 9 11 22 Chapter 2 The The The The The Missing Dialogue between Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty Absence of the Body in Being and Time Body and the Problem of Spatiality Importance of the Zollikon Seminars Limits of Merleau-Ponty’s Relation to Heidegger 1 1 4 Gender and Time: On the Question of Dasein’s Neutrality Fundamental Ontology and the Sex/Gender Divide Gendered Dasein and Neutral Da-sein The Gender and Neutrality of Time 29 29 33 36 43 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Life, Logos, and the Poverty of Animals Dasein’s Animal-Nature The Question of Life in the Aristotle Lectures Logos and the Animal Question The Animal Lectures in Context Prelude to a Theory of Embodiment 53 53 55 61 73 74 79 87 96 100 viii Contents Chapter 5 The Accelerated Body Technological Existence Acceleration and Boredom Acceleration and Psychotherapy 105 106 113 119 Chapter 6 Recovering Play: On Authenticity and Dwelling Technology and Authentic Historicality Leisure and Openness to Mystery 127 128 132 Conclusion: Embodied Dwelling 143 Notes 151 Index 169 Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments This project would not have been completed without the loving support of my beautiful wife, Elena. She, my parents, Jim and Margaret Aho, and my brothers, Ken and Kyle, have been a continual source of strength, inspiration, and joy. To my teachers at the University of South Florida, where this project was originally conceived, I am thankful to Stephen Turner, Ofelia Schutte, and Joanne Waugh. For their careful reading and recommendations, I am thankful to Hans Pedersen and Bill Koch. I am also deeply appreciative of my supportive colleagues at Florida Gulf Coast University, especially Sean Kelly, Kim Jackson, Glenn Whitehouse, Maria Roca, Jim Wohlpart, Karen Tolchin, and Tom Demarchi. Most of all, I am indebted to my teacher and dear friend, Charles Guignon. His intellectual guidance, encouragement, and wonderful sense of humor over the