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Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is probably the most divisive philosopher of the twentieth century. Considered by some to be the greatest charlatan ever to claim the title of 'philosopher', by some as an apologist for Nazism, he was also an acknowledged leader and central figure to many philosophers. Michael Inwood's lucid introduction to Heidegger's thought focuses on his most important work, 'Being and Time', and its major themes of existence in the world, inauthenticity, guilt, destiny, truth, and the nature of time. These themes are then reassessed in the light of Heidegger's later work, together with the extent of his philosophical importance and influence. This is an invaluable guide to the complex and voluminous thought of a major twentieth-century existentialist philosopher.
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48 of 53 people found the following review helpful
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Heidegger is not an easy thinker, and to write a "very short introduction" to his thought is a huge task. This book succeeds admirably in introducing the key ideas in Heidegger's work. I read it before embarking on Being and Time and found it really useful in orienting myself in the text. But even without reading Being and Time this book would have enabled me to think confidently about Heideggerian ideas. Very enriching.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is a very good introduction to Heidegger. It neatly explains most of the concepts from Being and Time in a much easier to understand manner than Being and time itself does. Its main focus is on Being and Time (about 90%) so it is not really an introduction to Heidegger's later philosophy, but then Being and Time is his most well-known work. I would recommend it as something to read prior to tackling Being and Time by oneself.
Most of its explanations are good but I felt it could do with more time spent on seizing our finite possibilities, and the covering up and closing off of inauthentic Dasein.
Most of its explanations are good but I felt it could do with more time spent on seizing our finite possibilities, and the covering up and closing off of inauthentic Dasein.
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Heidegger is perhaps less well known than other existentialists such as Nietzche, Camus or Sartre. But on the other hand along with Kierkegaard, Heidegger is no lesser the thinker, - in fact quite the opposite. His analyses are deep and penetrating and to use similar terminlogy to his own they shed much light, or understanding, which in his view is the aim of philosophy. Sartre was much influenced by him but like Nietszche sought the limelight in a way that Heidegger didn't - hence perhaps the amount of visibility apportioned to each one. Instead of the disinterested subject of previous philosophies, Heidegger denotes being and its attitudinal stance to the world, its concern with projects and its being in time and the necessity of death, in being's fully participating in the world. Michael Inwood provides perhaps many of the main ideas in Heidegger's philosophy as well as background information about his life in this short introduction. Excellent.
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It could be good but.....
This could be a good introduction to Heidegger's main concepts in 'Being and Time' but for one thing that Inwood does. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dausubel
Incomprehensible
I would consider myself to have an understanding of "A" Level philosophy and I have read a bit about most of the "great philosophers". Read more
Published 5 months ago by L. Davidson
A different system
A pretty sympathetic portrait of a one-time Nazi, a philosopher who is often chastised as a hack, Heidegger's thoughts at first feel fairly self-evident but the deeper we go the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mike Andrew Dawson
Very helpful
Mike Inwood's book is a great introduction text to begin reading the works of Heidegger.
Whilst Heidegger's language remains fairly obtuse, Inwood's explanations... Read more
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