Book · 1949 · Metaphysics
Existence and being
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You should read Martin Heidegger's Being and Time to start because that's all about the nature of the self and time.
What they say about it
- Struggling to read the book“i'm struggling in reading it”4
- Difficulty of reading the book“he's fucking impossible to understand”3
The best things said about it
I'm reading Being in Time by Heidegger and a couple other like random things. But in particular, I don't know how much Heidegger you guys have read, but he's fucking impossible to understand.
It took me 40 years to read Being in Time, it's a slog.
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Existence and Being by Martin Heidegger is a foundational text in twentieth-century philosophy that explores the nature of the self, human existence, and time. L.A. Paul discussed the book on The Tim Ferriss Show, recalling how Quentin Smith recommended it to her when she first expressed an interest in studying philosophy, noting that it focuses on the fundamental nature of the self and time. Dan Shipper brought up the work on Sources with Alex Heath while describing his morning reading routine, admitting that he found Heidegger completely impossible to understand without technological assistance. Shipper explained how he used an app to connect the book's pages directly to Hubert Dreyfus's audio lecture course to navigate the difficult text. Lucy Kalanithi mentioned the title on On Purpose with Jay Shetty while listing the books her late husband Paul packed in the hospital after receiving his cancer diagnosis. Chris Dixon brought up the text on Conversations with Tyler as part of a recent personal deep dive into continental philosophy, noting that he was actively struggling through reading it. Additionally, Sheldon Solomon discussed reading Being and Time on the Lex Fridman Podcast, reflecting on its connection to deep existential questions and the human confrontation with death.
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L.A. Paul He said, 'Well, you should read Martin Heidegger's Being and Time to start because that's all about the nat… 1
“He said, 'Well, you should read Martin Heidegger's Being and Time to start because that's all about the nature of the self and time.'”
Sheldon Solomon a year or two ago i i started reading smartin heidegger si'm reading being in time 4
“a year or two ago i i started reading smartin heidegger si'm reading being in time”
“i'm reading being in time and what i now wonder is why”
“these are his exact words that and i spent the last two years reading almost everything that i can find”
“and it took me 40 years to read being in time it's a slog”
Dan Shipper I'm reading Being in Time by Heidegger and a couple other like random things. But in particular, I don't kn… 3
“I'm reading Being in Time by Heidegger and a couple other like random things. But in particular, I don't know how much Heidegger you guys have read, but he's fucking impossible to understand.”
“And he has a lecture course on being in time that is on archive.org. And as part of this, the fable went in, like grabbed the lecture. All the lectures restored it, put it into a player experience, transcribed it, and then also linked every page of the book to the parts of the lectures where he talks about that”
“And for something like Heidegger would not be able to read it without this. And sometimes I like intentionally read it in a, I want to read this first, see, see what I can get out of it and then, you know, then do the lookups like, but normally I'm just like going back and forth because it's just impossible.”
Chris Dixon I'm struggling in reading it. I'm trying to read being in time right now of Haidiger. 1
“I'm struggling in reading it. I'm trying to read being in time right now of Haidiger.”
Lucy Kalanithi He packed um Being in Time by Haidiger and Mirror Christianity by CS Lewis and then a novel called Cancer W… 1
“He packed um Being in Time by Haidiger and Mirror Christianity by CS Lewis and then a novel called Cancer Ward by Souls Souls Nitsson.”
