Reflections VII-XI (black notebooks 1938-1939)

"Black Notebooks" - So called Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) of black oil notebooks in black with notes and thoughts of various kinds that he led since 1931. There were thirty -four of them. According to the author of the author, the Frankfurt publishing house Vittorio Klostermann began to publish them after all the books and lecture courses. The 95th volume of the collected works of M. Heidegger, the translation of which we offer you, contains notes dating back to 1938-1939 ("Reflections VII-Xi").
The publisher of the "Black Notebooks" Peter of the Travna described the thoughts of Heidegger so much, based on his own self -esteem: these are not "aphorisms" as evidence of everyday wisdom, but "inconspicuous avantosts - and rearguard positions" - in a holistic attempt to conquer the path for the initial questioning , which, unlike metaphysical, calls himself a being-historical thinking. The philosopher applies this method to the situation in religion, art and science.
"Black notebooks" - Workshop of the thinker: many of the notes will grow into articles, reports, heads of books. In addition to philosophical issues, Heidegger comprehends the situation of Germany after the Nazis came to power. In particular, he comments on his stay as rector of the University of Freiburg and in connection with him all his difficult attitude to National Socialism. It is no coincidence that the publication of "black notebooks" caused a fierce polemic in Germany and other countries