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Martin Heidegger

by George Steiner · 1978

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With characteristic lucidity and style, Steiner makes Heidegger's immensely difficult body of work accessible to the general reader. In a new introduction, Steiner addresses language and philosophy and the rise of Nazism.

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"It would be hard to imagine a better introduction to the work of philosopher Martin Heidegger."—George Kateb, The New Republic

Subject
philosophy
Themes
philosophy
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages

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