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Heidegger’s challenging ideas made accessible, revealing life’s finite rhythm.

Heidegger Thinking

Being and Time' Explained

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  • Paperback

    528 pages

  • Release Date

    29 September 2026

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Summary

An intelligent but approachable guide to the main concepts of Heidegger’s magnum opus, Being and Time, by one of the leading philosophers of our day.

Heidegger Thinking is a comprehensive examination of what is arguably the most significant philosophical work of the last century. Published to mark the centenary of Being and Time, the masterpiece that is central to Heidegger’s work, this book aims to explain the entirety of the philosopher’s project in terms …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798896231080
Author:Simon Critchley, Ben Olson
Publisher:New York Review Books
Imprint:New York Review Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:528
Release Date:29 September 2026
Weight:634g
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Critics Review

“Simon Critchley is a figure of quite startling brilliance, and I can never guess what he’ll do next, only that it is sure to sustain and nourish my appetite for his voice.” —Jonathan Lethem

”[Heidegger Thinking] is conversational and inclusive but, crucially, the material isn’t diluted; this is hard stuff, it admits, but let’s have a crack at it together.”
—Chris Power, The Observer (UK)

About The Author

Simon Critchley

Simon Critchley has written more than twenty books, including studies of Greek tragedy, David Bowie, football, suicide, Shakespeare, how philosophers die, and a novella. His book Mysticism was published in 2024. He is the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York.

Ben Olson works on Heidegger and historicity, specifically applying Heidegger’s thought to the question of family. He is currently an Onassis Fellow at the New School for Social Research and teaches as an Adjunct Lecturer in Philosophy at New York City College of Technology.

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