In Martin Heideggers Grouch, the newest addition to the series, we follow a scared little beetle named Martin trying to find his way through the dead body of German philosopher Martin Heidegger. As Martin the beetle treks along Martin the corpses skeleton, he asks himself why do I exist?wondering as he wanders about the condition of being in the face of death and about the meaning of his own existence. On his way to find answers to these existential questions, Martin crosses paths with a lavish snail named Epicure, a frenzied community of ants subjected to grueling working conditions, a serene bed of worms, and even the ghost of the philosopher himself. Through his conversations with these creeping, crawling interlocutorseach of whom shares their personal conception of existencelittle Martin is ultimately released from his existential crisis.

A new, definitive translation of Heidegger's most important work.

Heidegger's study of the essence of metaphysics--ontology and poetry--with a brief outline of his career.

The two lectures translated here were published in 1957 under the title Identitat und Differenz. The sensitive and attentive reader will come away with a feeling that he now knows Heidegger, the man, the teacher, better. Heidegger provides illuminating insights and thoughts on many a vital issue—our technological age, religion, language, history, and more—all of which he touches upon here, if only epigrammatically. What makes Heidegger important is his receptiveness, his sensitivity, his ability to be at the heart of the problem and “see” and “hear” when others see and hear nothing.

A revised translation of Heidegger's most important work.

This clear translation of Martin Heidegger's lecture course of 1941 offers a concise introduction to the new directions of his late thought. In this transition, Heidegger shifts from the problem of the meaning of being to the question of the truth of being.

A comprehensive anthology of Heidegger's early essays.

This revised and expanded edition of Martin Heidegger's BASIC WRITINGS includes ten key essays plus the Introduction to BEING AND TIME. An essential collection, BASIC WRITINGS provides a concise introduction to the thought of this controversial and important 20th-century philosopher.

Publisher Description

The Event (Complete Works, volume 71) is part of a series of Heidegger's private writings in response to Contributions.