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    A Companion to Heidegger
    A Companion to Heidegger
    A Companion to Heidegger
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    A Companion to Heidegger

    By Hubert L. Dreyfus and Mark A. Wrathall

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    The Blackwell Companion to Heidegger is a complete guide to the work and thought of Martin Heidegger, one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century.

    • Considers the most important elements of Heidegger’s intellectual biography, including his notorious involvement with National Socialism
    • Provides a systematic and comprehensive exploration of Heidegger’s work
    • One of the few books on Heidegger to cover his later work as well as Being and Time
    • Includes key critical responses to Heidegger’s philosophy
    • Contributors include many of the leading interpreters of, and commentators on, the work of Heidegger
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateApr 15, 2008
    ISBN9780470997246
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