Philosophical and Political Writings Edited by Manfred Stassen

A selection of 22 essays by German philosopher Heidegger (1889-1976) provide insight into his politics and ideology; his method of philosophy; and his message in fundamental ontology, existential analysis, the philosophy of language and poetry, and the critique of technology. Among the topics are the Jewish contamination of German spiritual life (1929), the phenomenological method of the investigation (1927), the question of being (1955), the everyday being of the there and the falling prey of Da-Sein (1927), and the question concerning technology (1949). The translations are by a variety of people. There is no index
With an introduction by Manfred Stassen, this collection of articles by Martin Heidegger covers many topics over many years. They cover his anti-semitism, his relationship with Nazism, his work on phenomenology and essays on his groundbreaking notions of Being. The collection also includes his influential essay "The Question Concerning Technology". The volume is divided into three sections: the man - politics and ideology; the method - philosophy from phenomenology to "thanking"; the messsage - from "Being" to "Beyng".
Here is the essential Heidegger, a most controversial figure. Following a cogent introduction by Manfred Stassen, this collection is divided into three sections: The Man - Politics and Ideology; The Method - Philosophy from Phenomenology to "Thanking"; and The Message - From "Being" to "Beyng." All but one of the translations is a classic rendition. Among the content: "The Jewish Contamination of German Spiritual Life" (1929); "Follow the Führer!" (1934); "The Thinker as Poet" (1947); "The Task of Destructuring of the History of Ontology (1927); "My Way to Phenomenology" (1963); "Being-in-the-World as Being-with and Being a Self: The 'They' (1927); "Care as the Being of Da-sein" (1927); ".Poetically, Man Dwells." (1951); "The Question Concerning Technology" (1949); and much more. --