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Demske, James Michael was born on April 10, 1922 in Buffalo. Son of Albert J. and Augusta (Nagel) Demske.
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Sein, Mensch und Tod: Das Todesproblem bei Martin Heidegger (Symposion: Philosophische Schriftenreihe)
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Being, man, & death: A key to Heidegger
(Death, a perennial problem for philosophers and theologia...)
Death, a perennial problem for philosophers and theologians, is especially crucial in the thought of Martin Heidegger. This penetrating commentary presents the concept of death as a unifying motif that illuminates many of the difficulties and obscurities of Heidegger's philosophy. Heidegger comes to see death as revealing the ultimate meaning not only of human existence, but of being itself. He thus confers upon the concept a force and sharpness, an ontological depth which is found in perhaps no other philosopher. This study corroborates the much-debated "turning" in Heidegger's philosophy. Demslce finds death to be the key not only to Heidegger's treatment of man and being, but also the key to his shift of focus from man to being. All Heidegger's various approaches to the theme of death are considered―his existential-phenomenological analysis of Dasein, his discussions of art, poetry, history, and language, and his new phenomenological approach to the ordinary things of life. The author approaches Heidegger on his own terms, allowing the philosopher to speak for himself. The present reading of Heidegger grows smoothly out of Heidegger's own intentions. The result is a revealing study of Heidegger's philosophy in its entirety, which answers some persistently perplexing questions about this difficult modern philosopher.
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James Michael Demske
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James Michael Demske, American College chancellor. Joined Society of Jesus (Jesuit), 1947, ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1957. Trustee Buffalo Studio Arena Theatre. Captain Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Buffalo Fine Arts Academy (honorary trustee), Buffalo Museum Natural Science, Buffalo and Erie County History Society, Buffalo Jazz Association, American Federation Musicians, KC, Buffalo Club, Cherry Hill Club.
Education
Bachelor, Canisius College, Buffalo, 1947. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Canisius College, Buffalo, 1981. Philosophy, Woodstock College, Maryland, 1951.
Licentiate of Sacred Theology, University Innsbruck, Austria, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Freiburg, West Germany, 1962. Doctor of Letters (honorary), D'Youville College, 1986.
Career
Fingerprint technician, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1942-1943; instructor philosophy, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1951-1954; professor theology, director students, Bellarmine College, Plattsburgh, New York, 1963-1966; president, Canisius College, 1966-1993.
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Being, man, & death: A key to Heidegger
(Death, a perennial problem for philosophers and theologia...)
- A promise of quality;: The first 100 years of Canisius College (Newcomen address)
- Sein, Mensch und Tod: Das Todesproblem bei Martin Heidegger (Symposion: Philosophische Schriftenreihe)
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Being, man, & death: A key to Heidegger
Membership
Trustee Buffalo Studio Arena Theatre. Captain Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Buffalo Fine Arts Academy (honorary trustee), Buffalo Museum Natural Science, Buffalo and Erie County History Society, Buffalo Jazz Association, American Federation Musicians, Knights of Columbus, Buffalo Club, Cherry Hill Club.
