First published in German in 1984 as volume 45 of Martin Heidegger's collected works, this book is the first English translation of a lecture course he presented at the University of Freiburg in 1937-1938. Heidegger's task here is to reassert the question of the essence of truth, not as a "problem" or as a matter of "logic," but precisely as a genuine philosophical question, in fact the one basic question of philosophy. Thus, this course is about the essence of truth and the essence of philosophy. On both sides Heidegger draws extensively upon the ancient Greeks, on their understanding of truth as aletheia and their determination of the beginning of philosophy as the disposition of wonder. In addition, these lectures were presented at the time that Heidegger was composing his second magnum opus, Beitrage zur Philosophie, and provide the single best introduction to that complex and crucial text.

Probes the essence of truth

About the Author

Richard Rojcewicz is Executive Director of the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center at Duquesne University.

Andre Schuwer is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Duquesne University and cotranslator (with Richard Rojcewicz) of Parmenides by Martin Heidegger and Ideas II by Edmund Husserl.

Reviews

A helpful elucidation of the truth as [Heidegger] sees it. . . . This excellent translation will be of great value to students of Heidegger's thought.

* Library Journal *

Well suited to the task of beckoning the novice onto the path of Heidegger's most arduous thought. . . . a useful introduction to the thought of one of our most original thinkers.

* International Studies in Philosophy *



Book Information
ISBN 9780253326850
Author Martin Heidegger
Format Hardback
Page Count 216
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press
Weight(grams) 426g