From Conventionalism to Social Authenticity

This edited volume offers a new approach to understanding social conventions by way of Martin Heidegger. It connects the philosopher''s conceptions of the anyone, everydayness, and authenticity with an analysis and critique of social normativity. Heidegger’s account of the anyone is ambiguous. Some see it as a good description of human sociality, others think of it as an important critique of mode...