The Principle of Reason

by Martin Heidegger

Book Overview

The Principle of Reason, the text of an important and influential lecture course that Martin Heidegger gave in 1955-56, takes as its focal point Leibniz's principle: nothing is without reason. Heidegger shows here that the principle of reason is in fact a principle of being. Much of his discussion is aimed at bringing his readers to the "leap of thinking," which enables them to grasp the principle of reason as a principle of being. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253210666
• ISBN13: 9780253210661
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher