Synopses & Reviews
When they first met in 1925, Martin Heidegger was a star of German intellectual life and Hannah Arendt was his earnest young student. What happened between them then will never be known, but both would cherish their brief intimacy for the rest of their lives.
The ravages of history would soon take them in quite different directions. After Hitler took power in Germany in 1933, Heidegger became rector of the university in Freiburg, delivering a notorious pro-Nazi address that has been the subject of considerable controversy. Arendt, a Jew, fled Germany the same year, heading first to Paris and then to New York. In the decades to come, Heidegger would be recognized as perhaps the most significant philosopher of the twentieth century, while Arendt would establish herself as a voice of conscience in a century of tyranny and war.
Illuminating, revealing, and tender throughout, this correspondence offers a glimpse into the inner lives of two major philosophers.
Review
PRAISE FOR HANNAH ARENDT AND KARL JASPERS:
CORRESPONDENCE 1926-1969
"A moving intellectual and emotional portrait of two major 20th century thinkers who struggled for decency and integrity in dark times."-The Washington Post Book World
About the Author
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) taught political science and philosophy at The New School for Social Research in New York and the University of Chicago. Widely acclaimed as a brilliant and original thinker, her works include Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Human Condition.Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) was one of the most significant philosophers of the twentieth century. His works include Being and Time, The Question Concerning Technology, and An Introduction to Metaphysics.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Foreword vii
LETTERS
At First Sight
The Second Look
Autumn
Epilogue
Notes to Letters
APPENDIXES
Miscellaneous Writings
Abbreviations/Literature Cited in Short Form
Works by Hannah Arendt Referred to
Works by Martin Heidegger Referred to
Letter Sources
Index