The Blackwell Companion to Heidegger is a complete guide to the work and thought of Martin Heidegger, one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. Considers the most important elements of Heidegger’s intellectual biography, including his notorious involvement with National SocialismProvides a systematic and comprehensive exploration of Heidegger's workOne of the few books on Heidegger to cover his later work as well as Being and TimeIncludes key critical responses to Heidegger's philosophyContributors include many of the leading interpreters of, and commentators on, the work of Heidegger