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""The Philosophy of Heidegger"" is a readable and reliable overview of Heidegger's thought, suitable both for beginners and advanced students. A striking and refreshing feature of the work is how free it is from the jargon and standard idioms of academic philosophical writing. Written in straightforward English, with many illustrations and concrete examples, this book provides a very accessible introduction to such key Heideggerian notions as in/authenticity, falling, throwness, moods, temporality, earth, world, enframing, etc. Organized under clear, no-nonsense headings, Watt's exposition avoids complicated involvement with the secondary literature, or with wider philosophical debates, which gives his writing a fresh, immediate character. Ranging widely across Heidegger's numerous writings, this book displays an impressively thorough knowledge of his corpus, navigating the difficult relationship between earlier and later Heidegger texts, and giving the reader a strong sense of the basic motives and overall continuity of Heidegger's thought.

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Michael Watts tackles Heidegger with exemplary skill, tenacity and sobriety. He presents Heidegger's thoughts in plain uncluttered prose and steers the reader through the complexities of Heidegger's terminology. A reliable and congenial guidance for one's first approach to Heidegger.A - Michael Inwood, University of Oxford A deep and wide knowledge of Heidegger's texts, an unusual ability to bring the issues alive and an unpretentious written style combine in The Philosophy of Heidegger in a truly impressive way.A - Dan Watts, University of Essex

Michael Watts tackles Heidegger with exemplary skill, tenacity and sobriety. He presents Heidegger's thoughts in plain uncluttered prose and steers the reader through the complexities of Heidegger's terminology. A reliable and congenial guidance for one's first approach to Heidegger.A"" - Michael Inwood, University of Oxford A deep and wide knowledge of Heidegger's texts, an unusual ability to bring the issues alive and an unpretentious written style combine in The Philosophy of Heidegger in a truly impressive way.A"" - Dan Watts, University of Essex

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Michael Watts is a psychologist and independent writer. His books include Kierkegaard (2003).

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