Overview

The Heidegger Reader brings key texts from the entire course of Heidegger's philosophical career into one volume. Many of the selections, translated here for the first time, offer new insight into Heidegger's thought for both the beginning student and the experienced scholar. A critical and interpretive introduction by Gunter Figal traces the many thematic paths that are necessary for developing a comprehensive understanding of Heidegger's most important work. The carefully chosen readings are designed to reflect the concerns that are most relevant to philosophy today. Special features include an authoritative chronology of Heidegger's life, a current list of the Complete Works, and a definitive translation of Heidegger's controversial interview with Der Spiegel.

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Author:   Günter Figal ,  Jerome Veith
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.513kg
ISBN:  

9780253221278

ISBN 10:   0253221277
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   12 October 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Translator's Foreword Editor's Preface Introduction by Günter Figal 1. The Environmental Experience 2. Indication of the Hermeneutical Situation 3. The Problem of Being and Time 4. Transcendence 5. Description of the Situation: Fundamental Attunement 6. The Projection of Being in Science and Art 7. Rectorship Address: The Self-Assertion of the German University 8. Hölderlin and the Essence of Poetry 9. On the Origin of the Work of Art: First Version 10. ""As When on a Holiday..."" 11. Ereignis 12. On Ernst Jünger (1) 13. On Ernst Jünger (2) 14. The Age of the World Picture 15. On Nietzsche 16. Logos and Language 17. Bremen Lectures: Insight into That Which Is 18. The Principle of Identity 19. The Language of Johann Peter Hebel 20. Letter to Father William J. Richardson 21. Art and Space 22. Cézanne Supplements 1. Der Spiegel Interview with Martin Heidegger 2. Chronology of Heidegger's Life 3. Sources for the Present Volume 4. The Heidegger Gesamtausgabe and English Translations"

Reviews

"""An excellent synopsis of Heidegger's philosophical writing and exemplary in its translation of Heidegger's German into clear, readable English."" Robert Metcalf, University of Colorado, Denver"

An excellent synopsis of Heidegger's philosophical writing and exemplary in its translation of Heidegger's German into clear, readable English. Robert Metcalf, University of Colorado, Denver

Author Information

Günter Figal is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Freiburg in Breisgau, Germany. He is the author of several books on Gadamer, Heidegger, hermeneutics, and social and political philosophy. Jerome Veith is completing his doctorate in philosophy at Boston College.

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