An Introduction to Metaphysics - Hardcover

Martin Heidegger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8120816455 ISBN 13: 9788120816459

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass, 1999

Synopsis

Heidegger's Introduction to Metaphysics is one of the most important works written by this figure of 20th-century philosophy. The new translation aims to make this work more accessible including provision of conventional translations of Greek passages that Heidegger translated unconventionally.

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Heidegger's Introduction to Metaphysics is one of the most important works written by this towering figure in twentieth-century philosophy. It includes a powerful reinterpretation of Greek thought, a sweeping vision of Western history, and a glimpse of the reasons behind Heidegger's support of the Nazi Party in the 1930s. Heidegger tries to reawaken the "question of Being" by challenging some of the most enduring prejudices embedded in Western philosophy and in our everyday practices and language. Furthermore, he relates this question to the insights of Greek tragedy into the human condition and to the political and cultural crises of modernity.This new translation makes this work more accessible to students than ever before. It combines smoothness with accuracy and provides conventional translations of Greek passages that Heidegger translated unconventionally. There are also extensive notes, a German-English glossary, and an introduction that discusses the history of the text, its basic themes, and its place in Heidegger's oeuvre.

About the Author

Gregory Fried is assistant professor of philosophy and humanities at Boston University. Richard Polt is associate professor of philosophy at Xavier University, Cincinnati.

About this edition

• Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 8120816455
• ISBN 13: 9788120816459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224