Introducing Heidegger / Jeff Collins and Howard Selina ; edited by Richard Appignanesi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Jeff, 1953-

Contributor:

Selina, Howard.

Appignanesi, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976.

Local Subjects:

Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976.

Physical Description:

175 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Icon Books UK ; New York, NY : Totem Books USA, 1999.

Summary:

Martin Heidegger-philosophy's "hidden king" or leading exponent of a dangerously misguide secular mysticism? Heidegger has been acclaimed as the most powerfully original philosopher of the twentieth century, who made a deep impact on thinkers such as Sartre, Habermas, Foucault, Lacan, and Derrida. Standing behind all major strands of postmodern thought, Heidegger announced the of philosophy and of humanism. This book provides an accessible introduction to Heidegger's notoriously abstruse thinking. examining philosophy's historical contexts and its contributions to ecology, theology, art and literature.

Notes:

Originally published as: Heidegger for beginners, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-175) and index.

ISBN:

1840460881

OCLC:

44534290