The Essence of Human Freedom

An Introduction to Philosophy

Martin Heidegger, Ted Sadler

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Continuum
01 March 2005

Philosophy; Phenomenology & Existentialism

Series: Continuum Impacts

The Essence of Human Freedom is a fundamental text for understanding Heidegger's view of Greek philosophy and its relationship to modern philosophy. These previously untranslated lectures were delivered by Heidegger at the University of Freiburg in the summer of 1930.

By: Martin Heidegger
Translated by: Ted Sadler
Imprint: Continuum
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9780826479365
ISBN 10: 0826479367
Series: Continuum Impacts
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 March 2005
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Translator's Foreword; Preliminary Considerations; Part One - Positive Definition of Philosophy from the Content of the Problem of Freedom. 1. First Breakthrough to the Proper Dimension of the Problem of Freedom in Kant. 2. The Leading Question of Philosophy and its Questionability. 3. Working the Leading Question of Metaphysics Through to the Fundamental Question of Philosophy. Part Two - Causality and Freedom; 1. Causality and Freedom as Cosmological Problem. 2. The Second Way to Freedom in the Kantian System. Conclusion: The Proper Ontological Dimension of Freedom. Editor's Afterword to the German Edition of July 1981. English-German Glossary; Greek-English Glossary

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Marburg and Freiburg, and is regarded as one of the twentieth century's most original and important philosophers - as well as one of its most controversial. His work has exerted a major and enduring influence on not only philosophy, but also theology, political thought and aesthetics. The translator.

Reviews for The Essence of Human Freedom: An Introduction to Philosophy

"""It is only a small exaggeration to say that each of Martin Heidegger's works seems to be the key to his thought...every book is bracing and magnetic...The effect is similar to what we see in the best political philosophy. Being stirred to think is as important as the question being thought about. Heidegger not only encourages thought, he also instructs us in how to begin thinking...Heidegger at his best calls forth what once was called courage of the intellect. Heidegger sees his characteristic path in The Essence of Human Freedom and The Essence of Truth as grounded in and circling back to history...The main things to be learned from these books concern what it means to confront essential questions at the level of Heidegger, Kant, Plato, and Aristotle. For the student, to be serious involves just such a confrontation."" -- Claremont Review of Books, Summer 2005 -- Claremont Review of Books"