4t...: Heidegger: Through Phenomenology To Thought,

At nearly 800 pages, it provides a rigorous, step-by-step account of Heidegger's complete philosophical trajectory, from his early "radical phenomenology" to his later meditative "thinking" of Being.

The book popularized the distinction between the "early" and "later" Heidegger, though Richardson emphasizes their deep structural unity. Heidegger: Through Phenomenology to Thought, 4t...

The book famously includes a personal preface written by Heidegger himself. In it, Heidegger addresses Richardson directly, responding to questions about his philosophical development and clarifying that his "reversal" was not an abandonment of his earlier phenomenological roots. Why the 4th Edition Matters At nearly 800 pages, it provides a rigorous,