Martin Heidegger's key essays on the pre-Socratic philosophers not only penetrate to the dawn of the Western philosophy of Being, but also establish a crucial link to central aspects of Heidegger's own thought.

Heidegger has done more than any other philosopher to bring alive the unique, creative insights of Anaximander, Heraclitus, Parmenides, and others. Early Greek Thinking displays this effort and examines the key words-aletheia, logos, moira-the early Greeks used to name the enigma of a fundamentally premetaphysical experience of Being.

The essays in Early Greek Thinking connect and clarify the subtle references, the thematic threads, and the Greek undercurrents that run through Heidegger's own philosophical project. from Being and Time (1927) to On Time and Being (1969). The translators, to further our understanding of these influences, include a helpful introduction and glossary.

With the penetrating, poetic insight characteristic of Heidegger, Early Greek Thinking is pivotal to an understanding of his later philosophy and indispensable for a fresh perspective on the thought of the pre-Socratics.

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) remains one of the most influential and important philosophers of the 20th century.

David Farrell Krell, Ph.D., has translated and edited other works of Heidegger. including Basic Writings and the multi-volume Nietzsche: he is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Essex, England.

Frank A Capuzzi, Ph.D., who also translated works of Heidegger includes Basic Writings and Nietzsche, is Director of Creative Services for the Rutle Center Inc.. a multimedia production agency.