Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction

by Inwood, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780192854100
• ISBN10: 0192854100
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is probably the most divisive philosopher of the twentieth century: viewed by some as a charlatan and by others as a leader and central figure of modern philosophy. Michael Inwood's lucid introduction to Heidegger's thought 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 Heidegger's later work, together with the extent of his philosophical importance and influence. This is an invaluable guide to the complex and voluminous thought of a major twentieth-century existentialist philosopher.

Author Biography

Michael Inwood is a Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Trinity College, University of Oxford

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vi
References	p. viii
Heidegger's Life	p. 1
Heidegger's Philosophy	p. 9
Being	p. 13
Dasein	p. 20
The World	p. 31
Language, Truth, and Care	p. 47
Time, Death, and Conscience	p. 64
Temporality, Transcendence, and Freedom	p. 87
History and World-Time	p. 98
Art	p. 116
St Martin of Messkirch?	p. 129
Further Reading	p. 135
Glossary	p. 137
Index	p. 142
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