Essays in Metaphysics: Identity and Difference

Essays in Metaphysics: Identity and Difference

The two lectures translated here were published in 1957 under the title Identitat und Differenz. The sensitive and attentive reader will come away with a feeling that he now knows Heidegger, the man, the teacher, better. Heidegger provides illuminating insights and thoughts on many a vital issueâ€”our technological age, religion, language, history, and moreâ€”all of which he touches upon here, if only epigrammatically. What makes Heidegger important is his receptiveness, his sensitivity, his ability to be at the heart of the problem and â€œseeâ€ and â€œhearâ€ when others see and hear nothing.