The essence of truth : on Plato's cave allegory and theaetetus / Martin Heidegger ; translated by Ted Sadler.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Translator's Foreword \ Publisher's Note \ I. The Idea of Philosophy and the Problem of Worldview \ Preliminary Remarks \ Introduction \ Part I. The Idea of Philosophy as Primordial Science \ 1. The Search for a Methodological Way \ 2. Critique of Teleological-Critical Method \ Part II. Phenomenology as Pre-Theoretical Primordial Science \ 1. Analysis of the Structure of Experience \ 2. The Problem of Presuppositions \ 3. Primordial Science as Pre-Theoretical Science \ II. Phenomenology and Transcendental Philosophy of Value \ Introduction \ Part I. Historical Presentation of the Problem \ 1. The Genesis of Philosophy of Value as the Cultural Philosophy of the Present \ 2. Windelband's Grounding of Modern Transcendental Philosophy of Value \ 3. The Further Development of Value-Philosophy by Rickert \ Part II. Critical Considerations \ Appendix I: On the Nature of the University and Academic Study \ Appendix II: The Idea of Philosophy and the Problem of Worldview \ Short Glossary \ Index.