Martin Heidegger-philosophy's hidden king or leading exponent of a dangerously misguide secular mysticism? Heidegger has been acclaimed as the most powerfully original philosopher of the twentieth century, who made a deep impact on thinkers such as Sartre, Habermas, Foucault,
Lacan, and Derrida. Standing behind all major strands of postmodern thought, Heidegger announced the of philosophy and of humanism. This book provides an accessible introduction to Heidegger's notoriously abstruse thinking. examining philosophy's historical contexts and its contributions to ecology, theology, art and literature.