ABSTRACT

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book focuses on the thought of later Heidegger, that begin with a basic definition of the "Turn" in Heidegger scholarship, which generally refers to a specific historical period marking an event in the development of Heidegger's thought, and not merely his biography. It discusses three main themes, literature, poetry, and education by focusing on relevant keywords in Heidegger's text. The book proposes to read the concept of literature through what Heidegger calls Geschicht. It also discusses Heidegger's notion of Geschick in relation to Lord Jim along with the notion of tragedy and Conrad's novel, and also try to problematize the concept of decision as it relates to the leap in the novel and in Heidegger. The book suggests that in order to overcome the inauthentic, metaphysical force of education today.