The Great Philosophers:Heidegger
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-3996-1233-3 (ISBN)
Description
'The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are still not thinking' Heidegger
'We should never allow our fears of the expectations of others to set the frontiers of our destiny'
Martin Heidegger was one of the most controversial philosophers of the 20th century, and still causes widespread division. Born in Germany, he was concerned with what makes beings intelligible as beings, and best known for his contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics and existentialism.
Johnathan Ree's brief introduction to his life and work is an insightful figure into one of the most divisive philosophers of the modern age.
'We should never allow our fears of the expectations of others to set the frontiers of our destiny'
Martin Heidegger was one of the most controversial philosophers of the 20th century, and still causes widespread division. Born in Germany, he was concerned with what makes beings intelligible as beings, and best known for his contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics and existentialism.
Johnathan Ree's brief introduction to his life and work is an insightful figure into one of the most divisive philosophers of the modern age.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3996-1233-3 (9781399612333)
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Person
Jonathan Ree was educated at Sussex University and then Oxford. He was a professor of philosophy at Middlesex University until he gave up a teaching career in order to 'have more time to think'. Ree was a founding member of the British journal and group Radical Philosophy.