Basic Writings: Second Edition, Revised and ExpandedThis book offers a selection from the writings of the German thinker Martin Heidegger, born September 26, 1889, in Messkirch, died May 26, 1976, in Freiburg. Its dual purpose is to provide English speaking students of philosophy and of the arts and sciences with (1) an introduction to Heidegger's thought, and (2) essays particularly thought provoking for students' own area of interest. |
Contents
| 37 | |
What Is Metaphysics? | 89 |
On the Essence of Truth | 111 |
The Origin of the Work of Art | 139 |
Letter on Humanism | 213 |
Modern Science Metaphysics and Mathematics | 267 |
The Question Concerning Technology | 307 |
Building Dwelling Thinking | 343 |
What Calls for Thinking? | 365 |
The Way to Language | 393 |
The End of Philosophy and the Task of Thinking | 427 |
Suggestions for Further Study | 450 |
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Basic Writings from Being and Time (1927) to The Task of Thinking (1964) Martin Heidegger No preview available - 1993 |
Common terms and phrases
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