From Library Journal
In these lectures, which noted German philosopher Heidegger gave in 1929-30 at a turning point in his thought, the aim is to show how Western philosophy went wrong. Heidegger says "Being" was confused with "beings," and philosophers, especially medieval philosophers, made even God into something cozy. But passive acceptance of irrationality is precisely what needs to be understood if we are to grasp the horrors of our time: it is at the heart of the problem that made Heidegger, a sensitive, intelligent man who took up Nazism, an embarrassment to philosophy. And so these lectures are very important. Some of the text is straightforward, but much of it concerns what the translators (not unreasonably) render as "boredom," though it is really about how time intrudes in human affairs. The "boredom" discussion is hard to follow, but it may well be at the back of what Hannah Arendt called the "banality of evil." The translators, Chicago and Oxford academics, write clearly, though the Germanic heaviness of the prose will not endear it to English readers. Primarily for academic collections.?Leslie Armour, Univ. of Ottawa
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Book Description
ñIn this text, which is crucial to understanding the transition from HeideggerÍs earlier to his later thinking, readers will find a helpful overview of HeideggerÍs conception of metaphysics . . . a brilliant phenomenological analysis of boredom . . . an investigation of the essence of life and animality . . . and an analysis of the structure of the propositional statement . . . î „Review of Metaphysics
ñThis authoritative translation is essential to any Heidegger collection.î „ Choice
ñWhoever thought that Heidegger . . . has no surprises left in him had better read this new volume. If its rhetoric is ïhard and heavyÍ its thought is even harder and essentially more daring than Heideggerians ever imagined Heidegger could be.î „David Farrell Krell
ñThis is an important addition to the translations of HeideggerÍs lecture- courses . . .î „International Philosophical Quarterly
This work, the text of Martin HeideggerÍs lecture course of 1929/30, is crucial for an understanding of HeideggerÍs transition from the major work of his early years, ¸Being and Time, to his later preoccupations with language, truth, and history.
About the author
William McNeill is Associate Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University. He is co-translator (with Julia Davis) of Hûlderlin's Hymn "The Ister" by Martin Heidegger.
Nicholas Walker is Research Fellow in philosophy and literature at Magdalene College, Cambridge.
