What Is Metaphysics?

"What Is Metaphysics?" (German : Was ist Metaphysik?) is a lecture by the philosopher Martin Heidegger, first presented to the faculties of the University of Freiburg on July 24, 1929, as inaugural address. ^[1]

English Translations

• R.F.C. Hull and Alan Crick in 1949, in Existence and Being, edited by Werner Brock (Chicago: Henry Regnery), pp. 325–349
• David Krell, in Basic Writings (1977) New York: Harper and Row (expanded edition, 1993), pp. 93–110
• Miles Groth, "What Is Metaphysics?" ^[2]

See also

• Metaphilosophy
• Nothing

References

1. Paluch, S. J. (June 1970). "Heidegger's "What is Metaphysics?"". Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 30 (4): 603. doi:10.2307/2105640. ISSN   0031-8205.
2. "Miles Groth's Translation" (PDF).