The Heidegger Dictionary

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What does Heidegger mean by Dasein What does he say in Being and Time How does his phenomenology differ to that of his teacher, Husserl Answering these questions and more, The Heidegger Dictionary provides students with all the tools they need to better understand one of the most influential yet complex philosophers of the 20th century. Easy to use and navigate, this book is divided into four main parts, covering Heideggers life, ideas and innovative terminology, related thinkers, and published and unpublished works. Updated with significant new material throughout, the 2nd edition has been expanded to engage with the latest Heidegger scholarship, and features: A new A-Z section on Heideggers influences, contemporaries, and commentators, from Martin Luther to Hannah Arendt and Jean-Paul Sartre Summaries of Heideggers entire 102-volume Collected Works, including the Black Notebooks Expanded coverage of Heideggers thought, with straightforward explanations of his views on modernity, science and more An updated glossary of Heideggers key terms, listing all the major translation alternatives alongside his original German Providing a road-map to how Heideggers ideas developed over his long philosophical career, this is an essential research companion for all students of Heidegger, from beginners to the advanced.

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The greatly expanded second edition of Dahlstroms Heidegger Dictionary now discusses the Black Notebooks and comments on all the available volumes of Heideggers collected writings, now nearing completion. Readers of Heidegger will turn often to this tour de force of erudition and judgment. * Richard Polt, Professor of Philosophy, Xavier University, USA *
The Heidegger Dictionary represents a unique guide for whoever is interested in Heideggers philosophy. In this volume, Daniel Dahlstrom offers an elegant and detailed discussion of all of the major facets of Heideggers thought. Rigorous scholarship, coupled with an impressive familiarity with both the Analytic and Continental secondary literatures, makes The Heidegger Dictionary the best and most systematic introduction to one of the most extraordinary thinkers of the twentieth century available. * Filippo Casati, Assistant Professor, Lehigh University, USA *
Dahlstroms Heidegger Dictionary offers the reader a well-rounded and coherent account of Heideggers thinking, whatever path they take through its entries. For the novice, it is a great introduction to Heidegger, for the scholar, it can spark new insights from seemingly familiar material. * Andrew J. Mitchell, Professor of Philosophy, Emory University, USA *

Author Bio

Daniel O. Dahlstrom is John R. Silber Professor of Philosophy at Boston University, USA. He is the author of numerous books on Heidegger and was the Presiding Officer of the Heidegger Circle (2008-11).