L'être et le néant vs Sein und Zeit: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Ontologie, Ontology, Existentialism, Philosophy

Cover of L'être et le néant

L'être et le néant Jean-Paul Sartre · 1943 ★★★★☆ 3.7 706 pages · ≈ 13 h 04 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sein und Zeit

Sein und Zeit Martin Heidegger · 1927 ★★★★☆ 3.9 438 pages · ≈ 8 h 07 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Sein und Zeit is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 13 for L'être et le néant.

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