Few philosophers have had more influence on the shape of western philosophy after 1900 than Martin Heidegger. Basic Writings offers a full range of this profound and controversial thinker's writings in one volume, including:

• The Origin of the Work of Art
• The introduction to Being and Time
• What Is Metaphysics?
• Letter on Humanism
• The Question Concerning Technology
• The Way to Language
• The End of Philosophy

Featuring a foreword by Heidegger scholar Taylor Carman, this essential collection provides readers with a concise introduction to the groundbreaking philosophy of this brilliant and essential thinker.