Ebook: Heidegger

Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century's most influential, but also most cryptic and controversial philosophers. His early fusion of phenomenology with existentialism inspired Sartre and many others, and his later critique of modern rationality inspired Derrida and still others. This introduction covers the whole of Heidegger's thought and is ideal for anyone coming to his work for the first time. John Richardson centres his account on Heidegger's persistent effort to change the very kind of understanding or truth we seek. Beginning with an overview of Heidegger's life and work, he s.;Front Cover; Heidegger; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; A note on translations; Abbreviations for Heidegger's works; Chronology; Introduction; 1. Truth; 2. Being; Summary; Further reading; One: Life and Works; Summary; Further reading; Two: Early Development; Summary; Further reading; Three: Being and Time: phenomenology; 1. Studying intentionality; 2. Adapting the method; 3. A method for being and truth; Summary; Further reading; Four: Being and Time: pragmatism; 1. Concern vs. theory; 2. Studying concern; 3. Understanding and its world; 4. Self-finding in feeling; thrownness.