The History of Beyng
Martin Heidegger
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Description for The History of Beyng
Hardback. Translator(s): Powell, Jeffrey; McNeill, William. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
The History of Beyng belongs to a series of Martin Heidegger's reflections from the 1930s that concern how to think about being not merely as a series of occurrences, but as essentially historical or fundamentally as an event. Beginning with Contributions to Philosophy (Of the Event), these texts are important for their meditations on the oblivion and abandonment of being, politics, and race, and for their incisive critique of power, force, and violence. Originally published in 1998 as volume 69 of Heidegger's Complete Works, this English translation opens new avenues for understanding the trajectory of Heidegger's thinking during this crucial ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Continental Thought
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253018144
SKU
V9780253018144
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About Martin Heidegger
Jeffrey Powell is Professor of Philosophy at Marshall University and the editor of Heidegger and Language (IUP, 2012). William McNeill is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University, Chicago. He has translated or co-translated several Heidegger texts, most recently (with Julia Ireland) Hölderlin's Hymns "Germania" and "The Rhine" (IUP, 2014).
Reviews for The History of Beyng
[Heidegger's] account of the history of beyng is put to the test by its ability to provide insight into the most important social and political events of his day — including the rise of fascism and communism in Europe, the outbreak of global wars, and the horrific genocidal turn of anti-Semitic hostilities in Germany. This makes the book essential reading ... Read more