Heidegger: His Life and His Philosophy

by Barbara Cassin and Alain Badiou

Book Overview

Martin Heidegger was an ordinary Nazi and a loyal member of the provincial petty bourgeoisie. He was also a seminal thinker of the Continental tradition and one of the twentieth century's most important philosophers. How are we to make sense of this dual life? Should we factor Heidegger's domestic and political associations into our understanding of his thought, or should we treat his intellectual work independently of his abhorrent politics? How...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231157975
• ISBN13: 9780231157971
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 6.9"