The Question Concerning the Thing (Hardcover)

Martin Heidegger

ISBN 10: 1783484632 / ISBN 13: 9781783484638

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2018

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Hardcover. The Question Concerning the Thing presents a full English translation of a lecture course first delivered by Heidegger at Freiburg University during the Winter Semester of 1935-36 (originally published in German as volume 41 of the Gesamtausgabe). The text presents with particular clarity Heideggers distinctive approach to issues of general philosophical interest. Heidegger shows how a litany of classical metaphysical problems flow from the basic question what is a thing?, revealing the historicity of these problems and, thus, the ways in which they implicate further issues of cultural significance. He examines issues regarding the history and philosophy of science, philosophy of language, and logic that are still debated today. Moreover, the lecture course as a whole is framed by questions regarding the nature of philosophy itself. Along the way, Heidegger provides sensitive and often provocative discussions of historically significant figures, in particular Kant. A complete English translation of an important work from a crucial period in Heideggers overall intellectual trajectory. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Question Concerning the Thing (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783484632
• ISBN 13: 9781783484638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The Question Concerning the Thing presents a full English translation of a lecture course first delivered by Heidegger at Freiburg University during the Winter Semester of 1935-36 (originally published in German as volume 41 of the Gesamtausgabe).

The text presents with particular clarity Heidegger’s distinctive approach to issues of general philosophical interest. Heidegger shows how a litany of classical metaphysical problems flow from the basic question ‘what is a thing?’, revealing the historicity of these problems and, thus, the ways in which they implicate further issues of cultural significance. He examines issues regarding the history and philosophy of science, philosophy of language, and logic that are still debated today. Moreover, the lecture course as a whole is framed by questions regarding the nature of philosophy itself. Along the way, Heidegger provides sensitive and often provocative discussions of historically significant figures, in particular Kant.

About the Authors

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) was a German philosopher and one of the most important European thinkers of the twentieth century.

Richard Polt is Professor of Philosophy at Xavier University, Cincinnati, USA.

James D. Reid is professor of philosophy at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Gregory Fried is Professor of Philosophy at Suffolk University, Boston, USA.