L'être et le néant vs Sein und Zeit: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ontologie, Ontology, Existentialism, Philosophy
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Sein und Zeit
What is the meaning of being?" This is the central question of Martin Heidegger's profoundly important work, in which the great philosopher seeks to explain the basic problems of existence. A central influence on later…
The verdict
- Readers rate Sein und Zeit highest: Sein und Zeit 4.0 · L'être et le néant 3.7.
- Sein und Zeit is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 13 for L'être et le néant.
- Sein und Zeit has the widest readership — 1086 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| L'être et le néant | Sein und Zeit | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (1086) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (2) |
Reception
| L'être et le néant | Sein und Zeit | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 1086 |
| Editions | 86 | 114 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 131514 |
| Reading it now | — | 6 |
| Written reviews | — | 1086 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6923 | 12672 |
| Pages | 706 | 438 |