Augustine and the Pheonomenological Question of Time / Augustinus Une Die Phanomeologische Frage Nach Der Zeit

In this work F.W. von Herrmann, Professor Emeritus of Freiburg Universitat im Breisgau, demonstrates the direct influence of Augustine of Hippo on the thought of Husserl and Heidegger. The importance of the translation lies in its presentation of Augustine as a phenomenological thinker on the question of time to an audience unaware of his influence on the contemporary age.

Table of Contents:
Welcome to the English Edition - Norbert Fischer; Preface to the English Edition - Frederick Van Fleteren; Translator's Prologue - Frederick Van Fleteren; Foreword; Introduction; I. Augustine's Phenomenological Investigation of Time in Confessiones; 1. Time and Eternity; 2. The Construction and Pattern of Movement of Augustine's Investigation of Time; 3. The Search for Existence or Non-existence of Time (Confessiones XI, 14-20); 4. The Question concerning the Essence of Time; II. The Meaning of Augustine's Phenomenological Investigation of Time for Husserl and Heidegger; 1. Husserl's Phenomenological Search for Time as Phenomenological Analysis of Time-consciousness; 2. Heidegger's Phenomenological Quest for Time as a Quest for Original Time and for the Common View of Time Arising from It; Concluding Observations; Epiologue - Jeremiah Hackett; Index.

About the Author :
Dr. Frederick Van Fleteren is Professor of Philosophy at LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in Ancient Philosophy with a specialty in Augustine from the National University of Ireland, University College Dublin. Jeremiah Hackett is Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. He teaches course on Philosophy and Science in the Middle Ages and Renaissance and on Philosophy of Mind.

Review :
"This book proves the over-arching importance of Augustine's search for the nature of time from a contemporary phenomenological perspective. Professor von Herrman delves into the fine points which the varying interpretations of Augustine made by Husserl and Heidegger themselves demand." - Norbert Fischer Professor of Fundamental Philosophy University of Eichstatt, Germany "Friedrich-Wilhelm von Herrmann, editor of Heidegger's works and a renowned student of his thought, has presented the scholarly world with a careful reading of Augustine's thought on time along with Husserl's and Heidegger's appropriation of it, which provided them with a central focus on their reflections. - Roland Teske Donald J. Schuenke Professor of Philosophy Marquette University "The translators' introduction and epilogue enhance the value of the book and locate it within current scholarly debates." - Robert Sokolowski Professor of Philosophy The Catholic University of America"