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==Book Description==
Martin [[Heidegger]] was an ordinary [[Nazi]] and a loyal member of the provincial petty [[bourgeoisie]]. He was also a seminal thinker of the Continental [[tradition]] and one of the twentieth century’s most important [[philosophers]]. How are we to make [[sense]] of this [[dual]] [[life]]? Should we factor Heidegger’s domestic and [[political]] [[associations]] into our [[understanding]] of his [[thought]], or should we treat his [[intellectual]] [[work]] independently of his abhorrent [[politics]]? How does any thinker reconcile the mundane with the [[ideal]] or the pursuit of [[philosophical]] inquiry with the [[demands]] of civic engagement?
In ''Heidegger'', [[Alain]] [[Badiou]] and Barbara Cassin immerse themselves in the philosopher’s correspondence with his wife Elfride to answer these questions as they relate to Heidegger and all thinkers vulnerable to the politics of their [[times]]. They focus on Heidegger’s tormented [[relationship]] with his wife, with Hannah [[Arendt]], and with numerous [[other]] [[women]], bringing an unusual level of intimacy to his personal and intellectual worlds.
