Martin Heidegger is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. His later writings are profoundly original and innovative, giving rise to much of postmodernist thinking, yet they are infamously difficult to approach. HeideggersMoreMartin Heidegger is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. His later writings are profoundly original and innovative, giving rise to much of postmodernist thinking, yet they are infamously difficult to approach. Heideggers Later Writings: A Readers Guide offers a concise and accessible introduction to eight of Heideggers most important essays.
These essays cover many of the central topics of his later thought and are conveniently gathered together in the book Basic Writings, making this guide a perfect companion.Written specifically to help students coming to these texts for the first time, each chapter illuminates a particular essays structure to enable readers to start finding their own way through the text.