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It is well known that Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), perhaps the twentieth century's greatest philosopher, did not complete the publication of his magnum opus, ''Being & Time'', first published in part in 1927. The promised volumes were withheld, Heidegger said, because the philosophical language of his time failed to capture the essence of what he wanted to say. During the 1930s and '40s Heidegger published little, lending an additional air of mystery to his famous ''Turning'' (Kehre) from the language of classical philosophy to that of poetry. Why did Heidegger turn from philosophy to poetry? Why did he choose Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843), perhaps Germany's greatest, yet most difficult, poet? How can the poet help the thinker to complete his thoughts? How can Holderlin's poetry help Heidegger to think the truth of being?The answers to these and many other questions are contained in this important book, which contains six essays on Holderlin that Heidegger published between the 1930s and the early 1970s. This long-awaited English translation is based on the latest edition (1996) of the book to appear in Heidegger's ''Collected Works'' and features several appendices, including a

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Author

Martin Heidegger

Publisher

Humanity Books

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781573927352

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Philosophy, Poetry