Heidegger for Beginners

Eric Charles Lemay; Jennifer A. Pitts

ISBN 10: 0863161723 / ISBN 13: 9780863161728

Published by Writers & Readers, 1994

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0863161723I4N00

Synopsis:

The ideas of the German philosopher Martin Heidegger have been described as an intellectual time bomb, as some of the most revolutionary thought in Western history. Despite the enormous amount of secondary scholarship available on Heidegger, it is - due to the complexity of his thought and the density of his writing - difficult for the curious beginner to gain an insight into Heidegger's philosophy. Heidegger For Beginners serves as an entry into the ideas of one of the 20th century's most important thinkers, situating Heidegger's thought within its philosophical and historical context - alongside such thinkers as Plato, Descartes, Kant, Nietzsche, Husserl and Sartre.
Heidegger For Beginners explicates many of Heidegger's central ideas, including the Nothing, average-everydayness, care, existence, being-in-the-world, the One, the critique of technology, anxiety, and most importantly, Being - a notion which may offer us the key to understanding the very mystery of our own existence. Explained here in a way which makes it both accessible and relevant, Heidegger's thought not only challenges an entire intellectual tradition, but also challenges our own self-conceptions, the very manner in which we, as humans choose to exist.

Synopsis: A major influence on Foucault and Derrida, a contemporary of Sartre, and a central figure in the existential and phenomenological movements, Heidegger (1889-1970) has profoundly shaped the contours of 20th century intellectual history, but for the lay reader there remains great difficulty in getting a secure foothold on his philosophy. HEIDEGGER FOR BEGINNERS synthesises the complexity of his thought and offers a lively point of entry into concepts regarded by some as an intellectual time bomb. Being and Time, Being-in-the-World, Anxiety, the Future, the necessity of Choice and Death, Nothing, the Self this is the essential Heidegger, Existentialism in plain English, an exploration of a philosophy that challenged an entire intellectual tradition.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Heidegger for Beginners
Publisher: Writers & Readers
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Gordon, Paul
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket