Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

Inwood, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192854100 ISBN 13: 9780192854100

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2000

Synopsis

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is probably the most divisive philosopher of the twentieth century. Considered by some to be the greatest charlatan ever to claim the title of 'philosopher', by some as an apologist for Nazism, he was also an acknowledged leader and central figure to many philosophers. Michael Inwood's lucid introduction to Heidegger's thought focuses on his most important work, 'Being and Time', and its major themes of existence in the world, inauthenticity, guilt, destiny, truth, and the nature of time. These themes are then reassessed in the light of Heidegger's later work, together with the extent of his philosophical importance and influence. This is an invaluable guide to the complex and voluminous thought of a major twentieth-century existentialist philosopher.

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About the Author

Michael Inwood is a Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Trinity College, University of Oxford

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192854100
• ISBN 13: 9780192854100
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168