Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Translator’s Introduction vii
4. Outline of Introduction to Metaphysics xx
5. Prefatory Note (1953) xxix
6. Chapter one. The Fundamental Question of Metaphysics 1
7. Chapter two. On the Grammar and Etymology of the Word “Being” 55
8. Chapter three. The Question of the Essence of Being 79
9. Chapter four. The Restriction of Being 98
10. German-English Glossary 223
11. Acknowledgments 246
12. Index 247