Introduction to metaphysics /

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Author / Creator:	Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976, author.
Uniform title:	Einführung in die Metaphysik. English
Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2000] ©2000
Description:	1 online resource (xxx, 254 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	A Yale Nota bene book Yale Nota bene.
Subject:	Metaphysics. Metaphysics. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11113143

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Other authors / contributors:	Fried, Gregory, 1961- translator. Polt, Richard F. H., 1964- translator.
ISBN:	9780585361536 0585361533 9780300161434 0300161433 0300083270 9780300083279 0300083289 9780300083286 1299463991 9781299463998
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Translated from the German. Print version record.
Summary:	"Introduction to Metaphysics includes a reinterpretation of Greek thought, a vision of Western history, and a glimpse of the reasons behind Heidegger's support of the Nazi Party in the 1930s. Heidegger tries to reawaken the 'question of Being' by challenging some of the most enduring prejudices embedded in Western philosophy and in our everyday practices and langauge. Furthermore, be relates this question to the insights of Greek tragedy into the human condition and to the political and cultural crises of modernity. This new translation makes this work more accessible than ever before. It combines smoothness with accuracy and provides conventional translations of Greek passages that Heidegger translated unconventionally. There are also extensive notes, a German-English glossary, and an introduction that discusses the history of the text, its basic themes, and its place in Heidegger's oeuvre"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976. Einführung in die Metaphysik. English. Introduction to metaphysics. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2000 0300083270

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Summary:	Heidegger's Introduction to Metaphysics is one of the most important works written by this towering figure in twentieth-century philosophy. It includes a powerful reinterpretation of Greek thought, a sweeping vision of Western history, and a glimpse of the reasons behind Heidegger's support of the Nazi Party in the 1930s. Heidegger tries to reawaken the "question of Being" by challenging some of the most enduring prejudices embedded in Western philosophy and in our everyday practices and language. Furthermore, he relates this question to the insights of Greek tragedy into the human condition and to the political and cultural crises of modernity.<p>This new translation makes this work more accessible to students than ever before. It combines smoothness with accuracy and provides conventional translations of Greek passages that Heidegger translated unconventionally. There are also extensive notes, a German-English glossary, and an introduction that discusses the history of the text, its basic themes, and its place in Heidegger's oeuvre.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxx, 254 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780585361536 0585361533 9780300161434 0300161433 0300083270 9780300083279 0300083289 9780300083286 1299463991 9781299463998