This volume consists of over one-hundred epistolary exchanges between Martin Heidegger and one of his earliest students, Karl Löwith, who became a renowned and accomplished philosopher in his own right. The letters span a period of just over fifty years and range from casual to philosophical in tone. The more philosophically oriented letters shed important light on the ideas and writings of both Heidegger and Löwith, while the more casual letters provide insight into Heidegger the teacher, the man, and the friend, as well as into Löwith the devoted but reflectively critical student. By providing previously untranslated materials, this volume contributes to a greater understanding of the lives and the work of these two crucially important philosophers. Additionally, through the various bibliographical and cultural details that are disclosed along the way, this volume contributes to a greater understanding of German intellectual and cultural history during the span of its most challenging and devastating years.

Martin Heidegger(1889-1976) was a German philosopher and one of the most important European thinkers of the twentieth century.

Karl Löwith (1897-1973) was a German philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Heidelberg. He was a student of Husserl and Heidegger and authored more than 300 titles.

J. Goesser Assaiante is lecturer in language and culture studies at Trinity College. She is the author ofBody Language: Corporeality, Subjectivity and Language in JG Hamann and co-translator of Heidegger'sHeraclitus.

S. Montgomery Ewegen is assistant professor of philosophy and classics at Trinity College. He is the author ofPlatos Cratylus: The Comedy of Language and co-translator of Heidegger'sHeraclitus.

Foreword to the Collected Letters of Martin Heidegger / Correspondence: 1919 1973 / Supplemental Material / 1. Letter from Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche to Karl Löwith / 2. Heideggers assessment of Karl Löwiths habilitation thesis / 3. Selections from the Italian diary of Karl Löwith / 4. Letter from Ada Löwith-Kremmer to Elfride Heidegger-Petri / 5. List of Heideggers lectures in which Löwith took part / Explanatory Notes / Afterword / Index