Being and Time

Zusatztext “Possibly the greatest Western philosopher since Hegel . . . Heidegger’s greatest work.” Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext "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." This first paperback edition of John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson's definitive translation also features a new foreword by Heidegger scholar Taylor Carman. Zusammenfassung “ Being and Time  changed the course of philosophy.” —Richard Rorty,  New York Times Book Review “Heidegger’s masterwork.” — The Economist "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. This first paperback edition of John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson's definitive translation also features a foreword by Heidegger scholar Taylor Carman. 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." ...

Product details

• Authors: Martin Heidegger
• Assisted by: John MacQuarrie (Translation), Edward Robinson (Translation)
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.07.2008
• EAN: 9780061575594
• ISBN: 978-0-06-157559-4
• No. of pages: 608
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 215 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Harper Perennial Modern Thought; Harper Perennial Modern Thought; Harper Perennial Modern Though
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; HISTORY: WORLD, RELIGION: History, PHILOSOPHY: MODERN, HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: PHILOSOPHY, PHILOSOPHY: Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY: Metaphysics, RELIGION: Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY: MARTIN HEIDEGGER, RELIGION: Psychology of Religion, HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century / General