Heidegger (Very Short Introduction - 25)

Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century's greatest yet most enigmatic and divisive philosophers. Michael Inwood explores the major themes of Heidegger's seminal work, Being and Time, as well his later thought and association with Nazism.

An accessible guide to the existentialist and complex philosophy of Heidegger, whose work runs to around a hundred volumes.
Explores how Heidegger's thought offers a fascinating insight into the nature of being and time, freedom, and destiny.
Includes a diagnosis of his anti-semitism, which has found further confirmation in the posthumous Black Notebooks.
Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over eight million copies sold

New to this edition

A new chapter discussing Heidegger's later work in more detail, and how it stemmed from the ideas of Being and Time.
An expanded look at Heidegger's Nazisim and anti-semitism, and its deep connection with his overall view of philosophy.