--- product_id: 278137657 title: "Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil" price: "SAR 194" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/278137657-martin-heidegger-between-good-and-evil store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil **Price:** SAR 194 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil - **How much does it cost?** SAR 194 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/278137657-martin-heidegger-between-good-and-evil) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil Reprint by Safranski, Rudiger (ISBN: 9780674387102) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: Dealing with Heidegger's own 'Dasein' ... - I'm glad I read this book after reading Heidegger's Being and Time and not the other way round, because I would have had a rather `biased' view of Heidegger before reading his magnum opus. Rudiger Safranski, though not a withering critic of Heidegger nor a fawning disciple, presents the man with all his brilliance and weaknesses, and those human and political weaknesses during the 1930s and 1940s were serious. But Safranski's book not only looks at the human being that Heidegger was, with his friendships and his enemies, but also deals with the development of Heidegger's philosophical thinking, not in isolation but within a stream of twentieth-century German thinking, politics and culture. It's an absorbing read. Heidegger's philosophy developed after he broke with his early stage of being protected and promoted by the Catholic Church, which, in Being and Time, published in 1927 when Heidegger would have been 38 years old, seems to suggest a having taken leave of God for an undisclosed `Being', and a having substituted human beings made `in the image of God' for an open-ended and not quite obvious `Dasein'. In fact, there is the sense of a Nihilism infecting Heidegger's philosophy, while at the same time having deep and original insights into the human malaise as evidenced by an industrial and technological society `blinding' people into not seeing the `showing themselves' of objects and others around them. As Safranski points out from time to time, Heidegger's very focus on the Big Questions of `ontology' seemed to blunt his own self-understanding in an `ontic' sense, i.e. the human being in relation to others both personally and politically. Two people with whom Heidegger had complex relations - Hannah Arendt and Karl Jaspers - considered themselves (perhaps rightly) as his two closest friends, and yet he had ways of making it difficult for them at various stages in their lives to accept his ways and manner. The Jewish question, particularly in the era of National Socialism in Germany, makes Safranski devote a chapter to asking the question: `Is Heidegger Anti-Semitic?', and the answer is not immediately clear. However, while Heidegger's philosophy and politics became enmeshed in his mind during this period, there is indication that he was already withdrawing from some of the Nazi thinking and practice even during the war years. Both Jaspers and Arendt found ways of reconnecting to Heidegger after the war, but not without struggling through certain strains, more deeply by Arendt, with whom Heidegger had had an affair in her youth. Safranski's book is a triumph in that it deals with Heidegger's (not easy) philosophical views in an articulate and revealing manner, as well as placing him in his wider philosophical and cultural context, and without losing sight of the man that Heidegger was - brilliant philosopher, immature politician, friend, husband and lover. The original title of the book in German was Ein Meister aus Deutschland: Heidegger und seine Zeit, but the English translation (by Ewald Osers) somehow captures the essence of the person that Heidegger was: Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil. That latter phrase in the English title sums up how I feel about this great and interesting man, and, while I feel cautious about Heidegger on some fronts, I still want to read him and learn from him, while retaining the right to criticise him when I believe that is appropriate. Review: Beautifully written clarifies, contextualises and develops - I find with my limited brain I have to take this more slowly than I'd like - there are times I realise that I'm reading words and stopped comprehending. That's about my limitations though. One of the most complicated and radical thinkers is laid out here. There are some technical philosophical terms banded around. To some extent that is inevitable as Heidegger is trying to undo those technical philosophical constructions. It brings clarity to the ostensible contradiction between authenticity and membership of the Nazi party. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 725,571 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 355 in Historical Biographies 1701-1900 623 in German Historical Biographies 933 in Academic Philosophy | | Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (34) | | Dimensions | 16.19 x 3.3 x 23.5 cm | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 0674387104 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0674387102 | | Item weight | 726 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 496 pages | | Publication date | 14 Oct. 1999 | | Publisher | Harvard University Press | ## Images ![Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41EJ0ASyYWL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dealing with Heidegger's own 'Dasein' ... *by D***U on 4 October 2013* I'm glad I read this book after reading Heidegger's Being and Time and not the other way round, because I would have had a rather `biased' view of Heidegger before reading his magnum opus. Rudiger Safranski, though not a withering critic of Heidegger nor a fawning disciple, presents the man with all his brilliance and weaknesses, and those human and political weaknesses during the 1930s and 1940s were serious. But Safranski's book not only looks at the human being that Heidegger was, with his friendships and his enemies, but also deals with the development of Heidegger's philosophical thinking, not in isolation but within a stream of twentieth-century German thinking, politics and culture. It's an absorbing read. Heidegger's philosophy developed after he broke with his early stage of being protected and promoted by the Catholic Church, which, in Being and Time, published in 1927 when Heidegger would have been 38 years old, seems to suggest a having taken leave of God for an undisclosed `Being', and a having substituted human beings made `in the image of God' for an open-ended and not quite obvious `Dasein'. In fact, there is the sense of a Nihilism infecting Heidegger's philosophy, while at the same time having deep and original insights into the human malaise as evidenced by an industrial and technological society `blinding' people into not seeing the `showing themselves' of objects and others around them. As Safranski points out from time to time, Heidegger's very focus on the Big Questions of `ontology' seemed to blunt his own self-understanding in an `ontic' sense, i.e. the human being in relation to others both personally and politically. Two people with whom Heidegger had complex relations - Hannah Arendt and Karl Jaspers - considered themselves (perhaps rightly) as his two closest friends, and yet he had ways of making it difficult for them at various stages in their lives to accept his ways and manner. The Jewish question, particularly in the era of National Socialism in Germany, makes Safranski devote a chapter to asking the question: `Is Heidegger Anti-Semitic?', and the answer is not immediately clear. However, while Heidegger's philosophy and politics became enmeshed in his mind during this period, there is indication that he was already withdrawing from some of the Nazi thinking and practice even during the war years. Both Jaspers and Arendt found ways of reconnecting to Heidegger after the war, but not without struggling through certain strains, more deeply by Arendt, with whom Heidegger had had an affair in her youth. Safranski's book is a triumph in that it deals with Heidegger's (not easy) philosophical views in an articulate and revealing manner, as well as placing him in his wider philosophical and cultural context, and without losing sight of the man that Heidegger was - brilliant philosopher, immature politician, friend, husband and lover. The original title of the book in German was Ein Meister aus Deutschland: Heidegger und seine Zeit, but the English translation (by Ewald Osers) somehow captures the essence of the person that Heidegger was: Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil. That latter phrase in the English title sums up how I feel about this great and interesting man, and, while I feel cautious about Heidegger on some fronts, I still want to read him and learn from him, while retaining the right to criticise him when I believe that is appropriate. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautifully written clarifies, contextualises and develops *by D***E on 16 April 2024* I find with my limited brain I have to take this more slowly than I'd like - there are times I realise that I'm reading words and stopped comprehending. That's about my limitations though. One of the most complicated and radical thinkers is laid out here. There are some technical philosophical terms banded around. To some extent that is inevitable as Heidegger is trying to undo those technical philosophical constructions. It brings clarity to the ostensible contradiction between authenticity and membership of the Nazi party. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ great biography *by S***N on 11 December 2012* Quite possible the best biography of a philosoper ever. The chapter on Being and Time is excellent. 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