The Routledge Guidebook to Heidegger's Being and Time

First published as The Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks to Heidegger and Being and Time this ever popular title examines one of the most controversial thinkers of the twentieth century. Heidegger's writings are notoriously difficult, requiring careful reading and his first major publication, Being and Time , to this day remains his most influential work.The Routledge Guidebook to Heidegger's Being and Time examines:The context of Heidegger's work and the background to his writingEach separate part of the text in relation to its goals, meanings and impactThe reception the book received when first seen by the worldThe relevance of Heidegger's work to modern philosophy, its legacy and influenceFollowing Heidegger's original work closely, this guidebook examines the two central themes of scepticism and death and the relationship between the book's two parts, making it essential reading for all students of philosophy, and all those wishing to get to grips with this classic work.