--- product_id: 3927470 title: "Being and Time (Contemporary Contin Philosophy)" price: "AED 132" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/3927470-being-and-time-contemporary-contin-philosophy store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Being and Time (Contemporary Contin Philosophy) **Price:** AED 132 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Being and Time (Contemporary Contin Philosophy) - **How much does it cost?** AED 132 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/3927470-being-and-time-contemporary-contin-philosophy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A revised translation of Heidegger's most important work. The publication in 1927 of Martin Heidegger's magnum opus, Being and Time, signaled an intellectual event of the first order and had an impact in fields far beyond that of philosophy proper. Being and Time has long been recognized as a landmark work of the twentieth century for its original analyses of the character of philosophic inquiry and the relation of the possibility of such inquiry to the human situation. Still provocative and much disputed, Heidegger's text has been taken as the inspiration for a variety of innovative movements in fields ranging from psychoanalysis, literary theory, existentialism, ethics, hermeneutics, and theology. A work that disturbs the traditions of philosophizing that it inherits, Being and Time raises questions about the end of philosophy and the possibilities for thinking liberated from the presumptions of metaphysics. The Stambaugh translation captures the vitality of the language and thinking animating Heidegger's original text. It is also the most comprehensive edition insofar as it includes the marginal notes made by Heidegger in his own copy of Being and Time, and takes account of the many changes that he made in the final German edition of 1976. The revisions to the original translation correct some ambiguities and problems that have become apparent since the translation appeared fifteen years ago. Bracketed German words have also been liberally inserted both to clarify and highlight words and connections that are difficult to translate, and to link this translation more closely to the German text. Review: This book is a conversation you engage in. - In 1996 I bought the John Macquarrie translation of 'Being and Time' by Martin Heidegger and have read it 76 times over the past 20 years. I bought the Joan Stambaugh translation because she translates the greek symbols into english for a better understanding of Heidegger. Back to the conversation. In the beginning I was reading 'Being and Time' as if it was a book and had an author (subject/object thinking). Somewhere around the 70th reading it came to me that there was no book, no printing on the page, and no author. There is no 'subject' (me) or 'object' (the book). The only thing present was me be-ing the conversation that I was already engaged in. Martin Heidegger did a masterful job of laying out the conversation so I didn't miss anything. Be-ing the conversation has allowed me to strip away enough presuppositions forced on me by the entanglement of the world (Heidegger calls it falling) and begin to recognize my own 'thinking'. In 'Being and Time' Heidegger mentions that there is discovering (un-covering) and covering (Covering Your A__ (CYA). 'Falling' into the world's entanglement is how we deny accountability, hide in the crowd, and choose mediocrity (the status quo). By participating in the conversation (reading 'Being and Time') multiple times over 20 years I have 'distanced' myself from the world's entanglement and 4 months after my 70th birthday I'm actually beginning to get a sense of who I am. If you're getting a sense of what I'm talking about then buy the book and engage in your own conversation. In 1996 I typed out the 387-page 'Being and Time', imported it into a Nook e-reader and read 'Being and Time' 76 times over 20 years. I suggest you do the same. However, I implore you to get a Kindle. The Kindle store has numerous books by Heidegger which you can download including 'Being and Time'. Because the Stambaugh translation does a better job of translating 'Being and Time' I would like to download it to my Kindle Oasis without having to type the book. However, the Stambaugh translation isn't available for Kindle yet. If you're reading this you are on the product page for the book. Could you scroll up (or down) to "Product Details" (on the left side of the page) and then look over to the right side of the page and find "Tell the Publisher!" and click on "I'd like to read this book on Kindle". Maybe, together we can make this happen Review: Accessible to the motivated reader - Certainly, there is substantial variation in motivation of readers to read Being and Time (1927) by Martin Heidegger. This variation can range from the lowly motivated, "Guess it might be nice to understand Heidegger,"to the highly motivated, "I must understand Heidegger, at all cost." Readers can also vary in their expertise in philosophy from those who are general readers to graduate students and professors of philosophy. I count myself among the latter spectrum, i.e., the highly motivated, although I'm not a professor of philosophy nor was I a graduate student in philosophy. Insofar as one is sufficiently primed to read Being and Time, this translation by Joan Stambaugh and Dennis J. Schmidt makes Heidegger especially accessible. My first attempt to read Being and Time ended in frustration and failure. So I obtained several seemingly more comprehensible books: "Introduction to Metaphysics," by Martin Heidegger (English version, 2000, Yale University Press); "Being-in-the-World," by Hubert L. Dreyfus (1991, MIT Press); and "Heidegger Explained," by Graham Harman (2007, Carus Publishing, Open Court). After studying the books mentioned above I obtained Being and Time in the current translation (Stambaugh/Schmidt). What a difference! Compared to my first attempt reading Being and Time the second time proceeded more smoothly and with greater comprehension. Preparing myself by reading the preparatory works mention above was well worth the effort. Being and Time is now highly accessible to this highly motivated reader. Whether one studies texts supplementary to Being and Time I suggest one method of reading Heidegger's treatise: simply plod along as best as one can. The temptation - at least for me - was to meditate on small bites of text trying to digest their meaning perfectly. This is a bad strategy in my opinion. Using this method, finishing Being and Time could take months. Instead simply move along at a slow but steady pace without worrying about perfect comprehension. This is because Heidegger repeats the major themes in Being and Time throughout the entire book. Perhaps think of reading Being and Time as climbing a steep, treacherous mountain. The highly motivated hiker encounters all sorts of difficulties along the way but keeps moving forward towards the summit. I recommend highly this translation of Being and Time. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #116,011 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #23 in Phenomenological Philosophy #53 in Existentialist Philosophy #141 in Philosophy Metaphysics | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 425 Reviews | ## Images ![Being and Time (Contemporary Contin Philosophy) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61JPNXj50VL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book is a conversation you engage in. *by B***S on June 15, 2019* In 1996 I bought the John Macquarrie translation of 'Being and Time' by Martin Heidegger and have read it 76 times over the past 20 years. I bought the Joan Stambaugh translation because she translates the greek symbols into english for a better understanding of Heidegger. Back to the conversation. In the beginning I was reading 'Being and Time' as if it was a book and had an author (subject/object thinking). Somewhere around the 70th reading it came to me that there was no book, no printing on the page, and no author. There is no 'subject' (me) or 'object' (the book). The only thing present was me be-ing the conversation that I was already engaged in. Martin Heidegger did a masterful job of laying out the conversation so I didn't miss anything. Be-ing the conversation has allowed me to strip away enough presuppositions forced on me by the entanglement of the world (Heidegger calls it falling) and begin to recognize my own 'thinking'. In 'Being and Time' Heidegger mentions that there is discovering (un-covering) and covering (Covering Your A__ (CYA). 'Falling' into the world's entanglement is how we deny accountability, hide in the crowd, and choose mediocrity (the status quo). By participating in the conversation (reading 'Being and Time') multiple times over 20 years I have 'distanced' myself from the world's entanglement and 4 months after my 70th birthday I'm actually beginning to get a sense of who I am. If you're getting a sense of what I'm talking about then buy the book and engage in your own conversation. In 1996 I typed out the 387-page 'Being and Time', imported it into a Nook e-reader and read 'Being and Time' 76 times over 20 years. I suggest you do the same. However, I implore you to get a Kindle. The Kindle store has numerous books by Heidegger which you can download including 'Being and Time'. Because the Stambaugh translation does a better job of translating 'Being and Time' I would like to download it to my Kindle Oasis without having to type the book. However, the Stambaugh translation isn't available for Kindle yet. If you're reading this you are on the product page for the book. Could you scroll up (or down) to "Product Details" (on the left side of the page) and then look over to the right side of the page and find "Tell the Publisher!" and click on "I'd like to read this book on Kindle". Maybe, together we can make this happen ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Accessible to the motivated reader *by C***S on July 2, 2012* Certainly, there is substantial variation in motivation of readers to read Being and Time (1927) by Martin Heidegger. This variation can range from the lowly motivated, "Guess it might be nice to understand Heidegger,"to the highly motivated, "I must understand Heidegger, at all cost." Readers can also vary in their expertise in philosophy from those who are general readers to graduate students and professors of philosophy. I count myself among the latter spectrum, i.e., the highly motivated, although I'm not a professor of philosophy nor was I a graduate student in philosophy. Insofar as one is sufficiently primed to read Being and Time, this translation by Joan Stambaugh and Dennis J. Schmidt makes Heidegger especially accessible. My first attempt to read Being and Time ended in frustration and failure. So I obtained several seemingly more comprehensible books: "Introduction to Metaphysics," by Martin Heidegger (English version, 2000, Yale University Press); "Being-in-the-World," by Hubert L. Dreyfus (1991, MIT Press); and "Heidegger Explained," by Graham Harman (2007, Carus Publishing, Open Court). After studying the books mentioned above I obtained Being and Time in the current translation (Stambaugh/Schmidt). What a difference! Compared to my first attempt reading Being and Time the second time proceeded more smoothly and with greater comprehension. Preparing myself by reading the preparatory works mention above was well worth the effort. Being and Time is now highly accessible to this highly motivated reader. Whether one studies texts supplementary to Being and Time I suggest one method of reading Heidegger's treatise: simply plod along as best as one can. The temptation - at least for me - was to meditate on small bites of text trying to digest their meaning perfectly. This is a bad strategy in my opinion. Using this method, finishing Being and Time could take months. Instead simply move along at a slow but steady pace without worrying about perfect comprehension. This is because Heidegger repeats the major themes in Being and Time throughout the entire book. Perhaps think of reading Being and Time as climbing a steep, treacherous mountain. The highly motivated hiker encounters all sorts of difficulties along the way but keeps moving forward towards the summit. I recommend highly this translation of Being and Time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good read. *by E***S on November 16, 2024* To further my philosophical understanding and insight. Mind you, there is a lot of depth in this book, but the more one reads it the more it unfolds and provides light on his points on dasein and the nature it presents. ## Frequently Bought Together - Being and Time (Contemporary Contin Philosophy) - A Guide to Heidegger's Being and Time (Contemporary Contin Philosophy) - Being and Nothingness --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/3927470-being-and-time-contemporary-contin-philosophy](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/3927470-being-and-time-contemporary-contin-philosophy) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-06-05*