Theodore Joseph Kisiel (October 30, 1930 – December 25, 2021) was an American philosopher. He was Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of

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, as well as a well-known translator of and commentator on the works of

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Kisiel is known for his research on the development of Heidegger's early thought. Among his students are

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and Govert Schüller. According to Kisiel, Heidegger viewed the entire history of both

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and

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(starting with

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) as dominated by

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, or "the

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of permanent presence". Heidegger saw his work as focusing instead on the temporal, contingent, "thrown" existence of the individual.

Death

Kisiel died on December 25, 2021, at the age of 91.

Bibliography

*''The Genesis of Heidegger's Being and Time'', Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993. *''Heidegger's Way of Thought: Critical and Interpretative Signposts'', 2002 *"Heidegger's Gesamtausgabe: An International Scandal of Scholarship", ''Philosophy Today'' 39 (1995), pp. 3–15.

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''The Genesis of Heidegger's'' Being and Time''Heidegger's Way of Thought''
1930 births 2021 deaths American translators Heidegger scholars {{US-translator-stub

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