Being and Time

The fundamental philosophy of the existentialist movement is revealed in Heidegger's discussion of human existence, nonhuman presence, personal consciousness, and angst. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
MacQuarrie and Robinson have meticulously translated Martin Heidegger's magisterial Sein und Zeit into readable English, an amazing feat, considering the difficulty of the original German. The page numbers of the later German editions are given in the table of contents as a concordance to the current translation so that students may compare the two. Indices list German, English, Greek and Latin terms. Whatever one may think of Heidegger, his influence on twentieth-century philosophy is unquestioned. This new, accessible translation will be welcomed by philosophy professors and students. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
"What is the meaning of being?" This is the central question of Martin Heidegger's profoundly important work, in which the great philosopher seeks to explain the basic problems of existence. A central influence on later philosophy, literature, art, and criticism—as well as existentialism and much of postmodern thought—Being and Time forever changed the intellectual map of the modern world. As Richard Rorty wrote in the New York Times Book Review, "You cannot read most of the important thinkers of recent times without taking Heidegger's thought into account." This first paperback edition of John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson's definitive translation also features a new foreword by Heidegger scholar Taylor Carman.