Heidegger

by Inwood, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780192831927
• ISBN10: 0192831925
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-10-23
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is probably the most divisive philosopher of the twentieth century. He is considered by some to be greatest charlatan ever to claim the title of philosopher, an apologist for Nazism by others, and an acknowledged leader and central figure to many philosophers. Michael Inwood's lucid introduction steers a clear path through Heidegger's complex language and thought. This short, accessible guide to the existentialist thought of Heidegger 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 Heideggers later work, together with the extent of his philosophical importance and influence. For anyone interested in philosophy, theology and literary theory, Heidegger is an invaluable guide to the complex and voluminous thought of a major twentieth-century existentialist philosopher.

Author Biography

About the Author:
Michael Inwood is a Fellow of Trinity College, University of Oxford. His previous publications include Hegel and The Hegel Dictionary.

Table of Contents

References	vii
1. Heidegger's Life	1	(7)
2. Heidegger's Philosophy	8	(2)
3. Being	10	(6)
4. Dasein	16	(10)
5. The World	26	(15)
6. Language, Truth, and Care	41	(16)
7. Time, Death, and Conscience	57	(20)
8. Temporality, Transcendence, and Freedom	77	(11)
9. History and World-Time	88	(17)
10. Art	105	(12)
11. St Martin of Messkirch?	117	(5)
Further Reading	122	(1)
Glossary	123	(4)
Index	127