Basic Concepts of Ancient Philosophy

«Basic Concepts of Ancient Philosophy» by Martin Heidegger (1926) became a watershed in his creative work and marked his complete departure from the tradition of scholastic philosophy of Thomism and Neo-Thomism, which were the official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church from 1879 to 1962. The greatest philosopher of the 20th century literally frees ancient philosophy from the later shackles of medieval Catholic interpretation. This monumental work,
which completely revises Platonism and Aristotelianism, according to Heidegger, is still misunderstood. The translation is by Vladimir Tkachenko-Gildebrandt. The main text is accompanied by afterwords (lecture notes) from Heidegger's talented students — Hermann Mörchen and Walter Bröcker, who brilliantly illuminate the theory of ancient philosophy of their mentor and teacher.
The book is aimed at a broad readership and can serve as a textbook on ancient philosophy for students of philosophy faculties at Russian universities.