Essence of Human Freedom is a fundamental text for understaniling Heidegger's view of ‘ck philosophy and its relationship to modern philosophy. After a preliminary discussion of problem of freedom and its relationship to philosophy, Heidegger devotes Part One marily to the meaning of ‘being’ in Greek metaphysis, thus provi the framework for terpretation of Kant’s treatment of freedom and causality in Pat Two. no other work by Heidegger do we find as detailed a consideration of Kant’s practical Further, retation of Aristotle's Metaphysics presented with comparable thoroughness. These cies the present text no other work is Heidegger's viously untranslated lectures were delivered by Heidegger at the University Freiburg in summer of 1930, rtin Heidegger (1889-1976) is now regarded as one of the twentieth century's most ortant philosophers, whose work, particularly Being and Time, has influenced not only losophy but also theology, political science and aesthetics. The Athlone Contemporary opcan Thinkers series includes several published and forthcoming works by Heidegger. A Sadler, the translator of the work, studied at the University of Sydney and has taught josophy widely at Australian universities. He is the author ‘of Nietzsche: Trueh and enpaon and Heldegger ond Arial, an the translator of Towards « Definiion, of Pilsophy ‘The Essence of Truth, in this series. Par cena ee as PHILOSOPHY 1! WADSACIFH : HEIDEGGER ‘ie essence of human freed an introduction to philosophy“Td Sadler is Advis ¢ Athlone Contemporary European ‘Thinkers series on the ions of works by Martin Heidegger. Works published Heidegger, Toieards the Definition of Philosophy Heidegger, The Essence of Truth Heidegger, The Essence of Hunan Freedom MARTIN HEIDEGGER THE ESSENCE OF HUMAN FREEDOM AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY ‘Translated by ‘Ted Sadler continuum{Toor Building, 11 York Road, Landon, SEI 7NN 370 Lavington Avesie, New York, NY 10017 6505 gs rasanion «© Catia 2002 Originally publishes as Fam Hosen der merschiven Frviteat © Vitorio Klosterman Ganbt Trait ao Mai, 1982 Die Herausgabe dieses Weekes wurde ain Mittela son INTER SATIONES, Bonn gerd aay be reproduce ansnited nay form AM rights reserve, No part of this pica ‘or by any meuns, electronic or mceaniral,ineluing phacoopying, recording agniem, whiowt permit in writing Tin the public information storage o rete Britis Data A catalogue record or this book 1 avatable from the Brith Library ISBN 0-4261-5921-8 (hardbnck) (0- 8264 5924-2 (paperback) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog reir for ths bck avaiable fue the Library of Co Typeset by RefineCatel Limited, Bungay, Sua Printed ant b MPG Books vd in Great Brit by I Bodin CONTENTS Translator’ Foreword PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS $1. The Apparent Contradiction between the ‘Particular’ Question Concerning the Essence of Human Freedom and the General Introduction to Philosophy wk of an a) ‘The ‘Particularty’of the Topic and the ‘Generality’ of an Introduction to Philosophy ») Broadening the Question Concerning the Essence of Huma Freedom towards the Totality of Beings (World and God) in the Preliminary Discussion of ‘Negative’ Freedom. Specific Character of Philosophical as Distinet from Seientifie Questioning ©) Deeper Interpretation of ‘Negative Freedom as Freedom from in Terms of the Essence of Its Relational Character. Beings i 1e Whole Necessarily Included in the Question Concerning Human Freedom 4) Philosophy as Revealing the Whole by Means of Properly Conceived articular Problems PART ONE POSITIVE DEFINITION OF PHILOSOPHY FROM THE CONTENT OF THE PROBLEM OP FREEDOM. THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN FREEDOM AND THE, FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION OF PHILOSOPHY Chapter One Kirst Breakthrough tothe Proper Dimension of the Problem of Freedom in Kant. The Connection of the Problem of Freedom with the Fundamental Problems of Metaphysics 52. Philosophy’ as Inquiring into the Whole, Gomg-afterth Going to the Boats Whole as 3. Formal Indicative Diseussion of Positive Freedom’ by Revonsid oof Transcendental” and ‘Practical’ Freedom ity Kant 84. Broadening of the Problem of Freedoun within the Perspective of the Cosmological Problem as Indicated i the Grounding Character of Transcendental Freedom’: Freedom Causality Movement ~ Beings as Such 19