Dreyfus Hubert L. - A Companion to Phenomenology and Existentialism

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This edition first published 2009

2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
except for chapter 32 Andreas Brenner.
Editorial material and organization 2009 Hubert L. Dreyfus and Mark A. Wrathall

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A companion to phenomenology and existentialism / edited by Hubert L. Dreyfus and Mark A. Wrathall.
p. cm. (Blackwell companions to philosophy; 35)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 978-1-4051-9113-5 (paperback : alk. paper)
1. Phenomenology. 2. Existentialism. I. Dreyfus, Hubert L. II. Wrathall, Mark A. III. Series.