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Heidegger's magnum opus ''[[Sein und Zeit]]'' is a long, tedious book because of its various [[neologism]]s and impossible prose. It was written in 1927 and is largely considered influential. ''Sein und Zeit'' was fundamental in the development of existentialism and many other strands of twentieth century thought.

Heidegger's magnum opus ''[[Sein und Zeit]]'' is a long, tedious book because of its various [[neologism]]s and impossible prose. It was written in 1927 and is largely considered influential. ''Sein und Zeit'' was fundamental in the development of existentialism and many other strands of twentieth century thought.

{{cquote|<i>Nothing quite rivals the prose of his masterpiece Being and Time (1927) in terms of contortions and the sheer number of complex compound German words which the author coined, among them ‘Seinsvergessenheit’ (Forgetfulness of Being), ‘Bodenständigkeit’ (Rootedness-in-soil) and ‘Wesensverfassung’ (Essential Constitution).</i>|||Alain de Botton<ref name=book/>}}

{{cquote|''Nothing quite rivals the prose of his masterpiece Being and Time (1927) in terms of contortions and the sheer number of complex compound German words which the author coined, among them ‘Seinsvergessenheit’ (Forgetfulness of Being), ‘Bodenständigkeit’ (Rootedness-in-soil) and ‘Wesensverfassung’ (Essential Constitution).''|||Alain de Botton<ref name=book/>}}

His work has four main points, to be covered very briefly.

His work has four main points, to be covered very briefly.