The Heidegger Reader

by Figal, Gunter

• ISBN13: 9780253221278
• ISBN10: 0253221277
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-21
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

The Heidegger Readerbrings 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 Guuml;nter 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 withDer Spiegel.

Author Biography

G++nter 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.

Table of Contents

Translator's Foreword	p. vii
Editor's Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Environmental Experience	p. 33
Indication of the Hermeneutical Situation	p. 38
The Problem of Being and Time	p. 62
Transcendence	p. 68
Description of the Situation: Fundamental Attunement	p. 79
The Projection of Being in Science and Art	p. 104
Rectorship Address: The Self-Assertion of the German University	p. 108
Hölderlin and the Essence of Poetry	p. 117
On the Origin of the Work of Art: First Version	p. 130
"As When on a Hobday ..."	p. 151
Ereignis	p. 177
On Ernst Jünger (1)	p. 189
On Ernst Jünger (2)	p. 201
The Age of the World Picture	p. 207
On Nietzsche	p. 224
Logos and Language	p. 239
Bremen Lectures: Insight into That Which Is	p. 253
The Principle of Identity	p. 284
The Language of Johann Peter Hebel	p. 295
Letter to Father William J. Richardson	p. 298
Art and Space	p. 305
Cézanne	p. 310
Supplements
Der Spiegel Interview with Martin Heidegger	p. 313
Chronology of Heidegger's Life	p. 334
Sources for the Present Volume	p. 341
The Heidegger Gesamtausgabe and English Translations	p. 343
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