The essays collected in this volume take a new look at the role of language in the thought of Martin Heidegger to reassess its significance for contemporary philosophy. They consider such topics as Heidegger's engagement with the Greeks, expression in language, poetry, the language of art and politics, and the question of truth. Heidegger left his unique stamp on language, giving it its own force and shape, especially with reference to concepts such as Dasein, understanding, and attunement, which have a distinctive place in his philosophy.

Introduction Jeffrey Powell1. Heidegger's Ontological Analysis of Language Daniel O. Dahlstrom2. Listening to the Silence: Reticence and the Call of Conscience in Heidegger's Philosophy Walter Brogan3. In Force of Language: Language and Desire in Heidegger's Reading of Aristotle's Metaphysics William McNeill4. The Secret Homeland of Speech: Heidegger on Language, 1933-1934 Richard Polt5. The Logic of Thinking John Sallis6. Giving Its Word: Event (as) Language Krzysztof Ziarek7. Heidegger's Poietic Writings: From Contributions to Philosophy to Das Ereignis Daniela Vallega-Neu8. Poets as Prophets and as Painters: Heidegger's Turn to Language and the Hölderlinian Turn in Context Robert Bernasconi9. Truth Be Told: Homer, Plato, and Heidegger Dennis J. Schmidt10. The Way to Heidegger's "Way to Language" Jeffrey L. Powell11. Is There a Heidegger-or, for That Matter, a Lacan-Beyond All Gathering? David Farrell Krell12. Heidegger and the Question of the "Essence" of Language Françoise Dastur13. Dark Celebration: Heidegger's Silent Music Peter Hanly14. Heidegger with Blanchot: On the Way to Fragmentation Christopher FynskContributorsIndex