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Two essential works by Heidegger on the nature of identity

Identity and Difference consists of English translations and the original German versions of two little-known lectures given in 1957 by Martin Heidegger, "The Principle of Identity" and "The Onto-theo-logical Constitution of Metaphysics." Both lectures discuss the difficult problem... Read Full Overview

Der Band 11 der Gesamtausgabe vereinigt in seinem ersten Teil drei gedankentiefe Vortragstexte aus der Mitte und der zweiten Halfte der funfziger Jahre: Was ist das - die Philosophie? (1955), der die Frage nach dem kunftigen Wesen der Philosophie in die Notwendigkeit einer Erorterung... Read Full Overview

Martin Heidegger was a philosopher most known for his contributions to German phenomenological and existential thought. Heidegger was born in rural Messkirch in 1889 to Catholic parents. While studying philosophy and mathematics at Albert-Ludwig University in Freiburg, Heidegger... Read Full Overview