“Michael Watts provides us with an exceptionally clear and readable text about Being and Time, at the same time he succeed in the difficult task of relating them to a story about the last works Heidegger wrote. This book provides the beginner with a valuable guide about the complexity of Heidegger’s thoughts, together with encouraging the interest of those who are currently on the way of studying Heidegger’s work.” (extract from the prologue).

Heidegger was one of the most important and controversial philosophers in the 20^th century. This book helps to get to the bottom of his revolutionary ideas about the fact of being and the nature of the existence. Michael Watts analyses the historical background of Heidegger’s times and his key ideas using a simple language. In addition, he studies Heidegger’s influence in Ecology, Art, Literature and his importance in modern philosophy.