| Being and Time Contributor(s): Heidegger, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061575593 ISBN-13: 9780061575594 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: A knowledge of Heidegger's Sein und Zeit is essential for anyone who wishes to understand a great deal of recent continental work in theology as well as philosophy. Yet until this translation first appeared in 1962, this fundamental work of one of the most influential European thinkers of the century remained inaccessible to English readers. In fact the difficulty of Heidegger's thought was considered to be almost insuperable in the medium of a foreign language, especially English. That this view was unduly pessimistic is proved by the impressive work of John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson who have succeeded in clothing Heidegger's thought in English without sacrificing the richness and poetic subtlety of the original. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Mind & Body |
| Dewey: 111 |
| LCCN: 2009293338 |
| Series: Harper Perennial Modern Thought |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.22 lbs) 608 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Being and Time changed the course of philosophy." --Richard Rorty, New York Times Book Review What is the meaning of being? This is the central question of Martin Heidegger's profoundly important work, in which the great philosopher seeks to explain the basic problems of existence. A central influence on later philosophy, literature, art, and criticism--as well as existentialism and much of postmodern thought--Being and Time forever changed the intellectual map of the modern world. As Richard Rorty wrote in the New York Times Book Review, You cannot read most of the important thinkers of recent times without taking Heidegger's thought into account. "Heidegger's masterwork." --The Economist "Heidegger's greatest work." --The Guardian |
Contributor Bio(s): Heidegger, Martin: - Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) was born in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He studied at the University of Freiburg and became a professor at the University of Marburg in 1932. After publishing his his magnum opus, Being and Time (1927), he returned to Freiburg to assume the chair of philosophy upon Husserl's retirement. |