Martin Heidegger

The German history of the last century manifests itself in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger like in hardly any other thought. Peter Trawny sees his critical introduction to Heidegger's thought as a presentation of the problematic nature of this philosophising. At the same time, however, it attempts to grasp the extraordinary significance of this fascinating thinker in the context of 20th century philosophy and beyond. In the foreword, Trawny provides information on the position of Heidegger's philosophy in current problem constellations. The German history of the last century manifests itself in Martin Heidegger's writings more than in almost any other philosophy. Peter Trawny's critical introduction to Heidegger's thought is a presentation of the problematic nature of this philosophising. At the same time, however, it attempts to grasp the extraordinary significance of this fascinating thinker in the context of 20th century philosophy and beyond. In the preface, Trawny provides clues as to the position of Heidegger's philosophy in current problem constellations. 'Trawny's critical introduction is an absolutely readable rehearsal of how Heidegger's development of thought could be understood from the immanence of his work.' literaturkritik.de 'Trawny pointedly names the fatal ambivalence in Heidegger's work. Nevertheless, Trawny thinks nothing of rejecting Heidegger's philosophy out of hand.' philosophie magazin.