Fighting Nihilism through Promoting a New Faith: Heidegger within the Debates of his Time

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Fighting Nihilism through Promoting a New Faith: Heidegger within the Debates of his Time. / Rohkramer, Thomas.
The Movement of Nihilism: Heidegger's Thinking after Nietzsche. ed. / Laurence P. Hemming; Bogdan Costea; Kostas Amiridis. London and New York: Continuum, 2011. p. 39-53.

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Rohkramer, T 2011, Fighting Nihilism through Promoting a New Faith: Heidegger within the Debates of his Time. in LP Hemming, B Costea & K Amiridis (eds), The Movement of Nihilism: Heidegger's Thinking after Nietzsche. Continuum, London and New York, pp. 39-53. <http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-movement-of-nihilism-9781441168092/>

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Rohkramer, T. (2011). Fighting Nihilism through Promoting a New Faith: Heidegger within the Debates of his Time. In L. P. Hemming, B. Costea, & K. Amiridis (Eds.), The Movement of Nihilism: Heidegger's Thinking after Nietzsche (pp. 39-53). Continuum. http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-movement-of-nihilism-9781441168092/

Vancouver

Rohkramer T. Fighting Nihilism through Promoting a New Faith: Heidegger within the Debates of his Time. In Hemming LP, Costea B, Amiridis K, editors, The Movement of Nihilism: Heidegger's Thinking after Nietzsche. London and New York: Continuum. 2011. p. 39-53

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Rohkramer, Thomas. / Fighting Nihilism through Promoting a New Faith: Heidegger within the Debates of his Time. The Movement of Nihilism: Heidegger's Thinking after Nietzsche. editor / Laurence P. Hemming ; Bogdan Costea ; Kostas Amiridis. London and New York : Continuum, 2011. pp. 39-53

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