The Concept of Time

The Concept of Time presents the reconstructed text of a lecture delivered by Martin Heidegger to the Marburg Theological Society in 1924. It offers a fascinating insight into the developmental years leading up to the publication, in 1927, of his magnum opus Being and Time, itself one of the most influential philosophical works this century.

In The Concept of Time Heidegger introduces many of the central themes of his analyses of human existence which were subsequently incorporated into Being and Time , themes such as Dasein, Being-in-the-world, everydayness, disposition, care, authenticity, death, uncanniness, temporality and historicity. Starting out by asking: What is time?, Heidegger proceeds to radicalise the concept of time and our relation to it, ending with the question: Are we ourselves time? Am I time?

Translator's Preface.

The Concept of Time.

Notes.

Translator's Postscript.

Nachwort des Herausgebers.

Lexicon.

"A valuable addition to our growing knowledge about Heidegger's path to Being and Time." Tijdschrift voor Filosofie

Martin Heidegger - 1889-1976 - is a 20th century German philosopher in the European tradition. His work contributed to such areas as phenomenology and existentialism. Heidegger's politics were controversial since he was a member of the Nazi party. Two of his influential philosophical works are The Concept of Time and Being and Time. The Concept of Time presents the reconstructed text of a lecture delivered by Martin Heidegger to the Marburg Theological Society in 1924. It offers a fascinating insight into the developmental years leading up to the publication, in 1927, of his magnum opus Being and Time, itself one of the most influential philosophical works this century.

In The Concept of Time Heidegger introduces many of the central themes of his analyses of human existence which were subsequently incorporated into Being and Time, themes such as Dasein, Being-in-the-world, everydayness, disposition, care, authenticity, death, uncanniness, temporality and historicity. Starting out by asking: What is time?, Heidegger proceeds to radicalise the concept of time and our relation to it, ending with the question: Are we ourselves time? Am I time?

William NcNeill is currently British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Warwick England. He has published several articles on Heidegger and is at present co-translating Heidegger's 1929/30 course The Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysics: World - Finitude - Solitude.