Dr. Conque's book is an insightful, clear, well researched, and thoughtfully presented investigation of a 'politics of care' in Heidegger's Being and Time. It is a must read both for those who are interested in a balanced account of Heidegger and politics and for those who seek an alternative to the current 'politics of degradation and blame and authoritarianism.'

John Rose, Goucher College, USA

What shall it be? A politics of contempt or a politics of care? In between those bookends, Andrea Conque searches for and finds in Being and Time a nascent notion of care. Her journey takes us carefully through the controversial Heidegger of Nazism, as well as his consistent antipathy toward modern subjectivism. Her exploration of Heidegger is tempered by a close examination of the scholarly research on his writings and an exhaustive search of Heidegger's essays, lectures, books, Black Notebooks, and, brilliantly, his love letters to Hannah Arendt. With the voice of Augustine in the background, Conque carefully mines this rich and controversial set of works and creates an "originary ethics" of care based on authentic solicitude, which she then transforms into a foundation for a politics of care. This is a book for our time.

Cecil L. Eubanks, Emeritus and Founding Director, LSU Ethics Institute, USA