Heidegger Off the Beaten Track [Paperback]

The first English translation to bring together the texts originally published under the title Holzwege.This collection of texts (originally published in German under the title Holzwege) is Heidegger's first post-war book and contains some of the major expositions of his later philosophy. Although translations of the essays have appeared individually in a variety of places, this is the first English translation to bring them all together as Heidegger intended. It will be an invaluable resource for all students of Heidegger, whether they work in philosophy, literary theory, religious studies, or intellectual history.This collection of texts (originally published in German under the title Holzwege) is Heidegger's first post-war book and contains some of the major expositions of his later philosophy. Although translations of the essays have appeared individually in a variety of places, this is the first English translation to bring them all together as Heidegger intended. It will be an invaluable resource for all students of Heidegger, whether they work in philosophy, literary theory, religious studies, or intellectual history.Originally published in German under the title Holzwege, this collection of texts is Heidegger's first post-war work and contains some of the major expositions of his later philosophy. Although translations of the essays have appeared individually in a variety of places, this is the first English translation to bring them together as Heidegger intended. It is an invaluable resource for all students of Heidegger, whether they study philosophy, literary theory, religious studies, or intellectual history.The Origin of the Work of Art (19356); The Age of the World Picture (1938); Hegel's Concept of Experience (19423); Why Poets? (1946); Anaximander's Saying (1946). 'To enter upon this path is the strength, and to remain on it the feast of thought': Heidegger's own words are a perfect description of Off the Beaten Track. The New York Sun