Martin Heidegger (Routledge Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers)

Martin Heidegger (1899-1976), born in Baden, Germany, is one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. The one time assistant of Edmund Husserl, the founder of the phenomenological movement, Heidegger established himself as an independent and original thinker with the publication of his major work Being and Time in 1927. Heidegger's work has had a significant impact on many of this century's most important philosophical movements - including hermeneutics, phenomenology, existentialism, postmodernism and deconstruction. This collection of papers is the most comprehensive and international examination of Heidegger's work available. It contains established classic articles, some appearing in English for the first time, and many original pieces provided especially for this collection. The aim of this collection is to critically examine Heidegger's work. It is therefore able to evaluate both its limits and strengths, as well as the prospects for the future development of his thinking. The cross-cultural and political aspects of this thought is examined, including his relationship with the Nazi party.