El Ser y el Tiempo

from cliffhays

This is one of the most rigorous and methodically constructed treatises you will find anywhere in philosophy. Heidegger is known for his difficulty, but this book holds an added challenge due to its cumulative dependence. What I mean is, you cannot possibly come to fully grasp the later sections ...

from thoughtcorner

This book dosen't really need an intro. Being and Time is the culmination of his thinking during the twenties. His language and thinking during the 20's is highly contorted as at that point Heidegger was first breaking with the tradition, and it was a violent revolution. I find the Contributions ...

from iSatyajeet

Being and Time was Heidegger's magnum opus. This was one of the most challenging books that I've ever come across, prolly because Heidegger's own use of German words and his coining of new terms and phrases were difficult for both German- and English-speaking readers (albeit excellent work in tra...

from agricolaoval

A brilliant analysis of the structures in the everyday, real world around us. The style takes some getting used to mainly because of the attempt to describe the structures by means of newly made up terms constructed from the everyday language. Keeping that in mind it is fairly easy to follow his ...

from iSatyajeet

Being and Time was Heidegger's magnum opus. This was one of the most challenging books that I've ever come across, prolly because Heidegger's own use of German words and his coining of new terms and phrases were difficult for both German- and English-speaking readers (albeit excellent work in tra...