Being and Time.

Heidegger, Martin

Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1962

About this Item

First edition in English of the book that "changed the course of philosophy" (Richard Rorty). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Martin Heidegger on a card laid in. Includes the original envelope from Heidegger to the recipient laid in. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated by John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson. Being and Time is one of the most important works of the twentieth century. It is a work that has had tremendous influence on philosophy, literature, and psychology, and has literally changed the intellectual map of the modern world. "What is the meaning of being?" This is the central question of Martin Heidegger's profoundly important work, in which the great philosopher seeks to explain the basic problems of existence. A central influence on later philosophy, literature, art, and criticismâ "as well as existentialism and much of postmodern thoughtâ "Being and Time forever changed the intellectual map of the modern world. As Richard Rorty wrote in the New York Times Book Review, "You cannot read most of the important thinkers of recent times without taking Heidegger's thought into account.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Being and Time.
• Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers, New York
• Publication Date: 1962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition