Europe, or The Infinite TaskWhat exactly does "Europe" mean for philosophy today? Putting aside both Eurocentrism and anti Eurocentrism, Gasch returns to the old name "Europe" to examine it as a concept or idea in the work of four philosophers from the phenomenological tradition: Husserl, Heidegger, Patoka, and Derrida. Beginning with Husserl, the idea of Europe became central to such issues as rationality, universality, openness to the other, and responsibility. Europe, or The