Product Description

A concise introduction to this controversial and important twentieth-century philosopher. David Farrell Krell has improved this collection by adding The Way to Language and the complete version of The Origin of the Work of Art.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #123711 in Books
• Published on: 1993-09-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 464 pages

From the Back Cover
This revised and expanded edition of Martin Heidegger's Basic Writings includes ten key essays and the Introduction to Being and Time.
Basic Writings is a concise introduction to the thought of this controversial and important twentieth-century philosopher. David Farrell Krell has expanded and improved this collection by adding `The Way to Language' and including the complete version of `The Origin of the Work of Art'.
The complete selection is:
Being and Time: Introduction
What is Metaphysics?
On the Essence of Truth
The Origin of the Work of Art
Letter on Humanism
Modern Science, Metaphysics, and Mathematics
The Question Concerning Technology
Building Dwelling Thinking
What Calls for Thinking?
The Way to Language
The End of Philosophy and the Task of Thinking

Customer Reviews

beautiful and profound
For me, this book was an accessible introduction to Heidegger. I found his 'basic writings' beautiful and profound - I felt like I was having epiphany after epiphany reading this book and for that reason I don't think I'll ever forget it. His thought is like poetry - it blurs the boundaries between literature and philosophy - and for me it answers many 'world problems'. It also helped me understand and clarify my thoughts on Baudrillard's postmodernism, Lacan's meconaissance, Kristeva's 'sacred', Sartre's bad faith, Derrida's deconstruction, Marxist false consciousness etc - so if you want a grounding in postmodernism and existentialism read this book! Along with Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy', I would probably place this book among the biggest ever influences on my intellectual development. I cannot stress the importance of Heidegger's thought enough, especially in this age when nothing is sacred... I think Heidegger is particularly important for writers and artists.... but I wont even try to explain why, because whenever I try to put it into words I feel like I'm belittling his thought, which must be 'dwelt with' by reading this book.