Being and Time philosophy, and Heidegger's achievements in the work have been compared to those of Immanuel Kant in the "Critique of Pure Reason" (1781) and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel in "The Phenomenology of Spirit" (1807) and "Science of Logic" (1812–1816). The work influenced philosophical treatises such as Jean-Paul Sartre's "Being and Nothingness" (1943). "Sein und Zeit" was first translated into English in 1962. According to Heidegger's statement in "Being and Time", the work was made possible by his study of Husserl's "Logical Investigations" (1900-1901). "Being and Time" was originally intended to consist of two major parts, each part consisting of three divisions.
John Anderson (philosopher) John Anderson (philosopher) John Anderson (1 November 1893 – 6 July 1962) was a Scottish philosopher who occupied the post of Challis Professor of Philosophy at Sydney University from 1927 to 1958. He founded the empirical brand of philosophy known as Australian realism (see Scottish realism). Anderson's promotion of 'free thought' in all subjects, including politics and morality, was controversial and brought him into constant conflict with the august senate of the university. However, he is credited with educating a generation of influential 'Andersonian' thinkers and activists—some of whom helped to place Sydney in the forefront of the 'sexual revolution'