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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Reprint. Originally published: Harper & Row, 1962.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>"<em>Being and Time</em> changed the course of philosophy." --Richard Rorty, <em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>"Heidegger's masterwork." --<em>The Economist</em></strong></p><p><strong>What is the meaning of being? This is the central question of Martin Heidegger's profoundly important work, in which the great philosopher seeks to explain the basic problems of existence.</strong> <strong>This first paperback edition of John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson's definitive translation also features a foreword by Heidegger scholar Taylor Carman.</strong></p><p>A central influence on later philosophy, literature, art, and criticism--as well as existentialism and much of postmodern thought--<em>Being and Time</em> forever changed the intellectual map of the modern world. As Richard Rorty wrote in the <em>New York Times Book Review</em>, You cannot read most of the important thinkers of recent times without taking Heidegger's thought into account.</p><br/><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>What is the meaning of being? This is the central question of Martin Heidegger's profoundly important work, in which the great philosopher seeks to explain the basic problems of existence. A central influence on later philosophy, literature, art, and criticism--as well as existentialism and much of postmodern thought--<em>Being and Time</em> forever changed the intellectual map of the modern world. As Richard Rorty wrote in the <em>New York Times Book Review</em>, You cannot read most of the important thinkers of recent times without taking Heidegger's thought into account. </p><p>This first paperback edition of John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson's definitive translation also features a new foreword by Heidegger scholar Taylor Carman.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Heidegger's masterwork"--The Economist<br><br>"Possibly the greatest Western philosopher since Hegel . . . Heidegger's greatest work."--The Guardian<br><br>"Powerful and original . . . <em>Being and Time</em> changed the course of philosophy."--Richard Rorty, <em>New York Times Book Review</em><br>

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