Heidegger Reader

Günter Figal is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Freiburg in Breisgau, Germany. He is the author of several books on Gadamer, Heidegger, hermeneutics, and social and political philosophy.Jerome Veith is completing his doctorate in philosophy at Boston College.

"An excellent synopsis of Heidegger's philosophical writing and exemplary in its translation of Heidegger's German into clear, readable English."—Robert Metcalf, University of Colorado, Denver"The essays gathered in this volume touch key markers on Heidegger's complex path of thought. Taken together, they draw the reader near to heart of his most enduring concerns and show how they evolved over the years."—Dennis J. Schmidt, Penn State University

• Translator's ForewordEditor's PrefaceIntroduction by Günter Figal1. The Environmental Experience2. Indication of the Hermeneutical Situation3. The Problem of Being and Time4. Transcendence5. Description of the Situation: Fundamental Attunement 6. The Projection of Being in Science and Art7. Rectorship Address: The Self-Assertion of the German University8. Hölderlin and the Essence of Poetry9. On the Origin of the Work of Art: First Version10. "As When on a Holiday . . ."11. Ereignis12. On Ernst Jünger (1)13. On Ernst Jünger (2)14. The Age of the World Picture15. On Nietzsche16. Logos and Language17. Bremen Lectures: Insight into That Which Is18. The Principle of Identity19. The Language of Johann Peter Hebel20. Letter to Father William J. Richardson 21. Art and Space22. CézanneSupplements1. Der Spiegel Interview with Martin Heidegger2. Chronology of Heidegger's Life3. Sources for the Present Volume4. The Heidegger Gesamtausgabe and English Translations