Contributor(s):Author: Mark WrathallEditor: Simon CritchleyWrathall pays particular attention to Heideggers revolutionary analysis of human existence as inextricably shaped by a shared world. This leads to an exploration of Heideggers views on the banality of public life and the possibility of authentic anticipation of death as a response to that banality. Wrathall reviews Heideggers scandalous involvement with National Socialism, situating it in the context of Heideggers views about the movement of world history. He also explains Heideggers important accounts of truth, art, and language Extracts are taken from Heideggers magnum opus, Being and Time, as well as a variety of his best-known essays and lectures. Review citationsReference and Research Bk News - pg. 6 - 05/01/2007