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.
Thomas Vaughan (philosopher) Thomas Vaughan (philosopher) Thomas Vaughan (1621 − 27 February 1666) was a Welsh philosopher and alchemist, who wrote in English. He is now remembered for his work in the field of natural magic. A Royalist clergyman from Brecon, Wales, Thomas was the twin brother of the poet Henry Vaughan, both being born at Newton, in the parish of St. Briget's, in 1621. He entered Jesus College, Oxford, in 1638, and remained there for a decade during the English Civil War. Vaughan took part in the Battle of Rowton Heath in 1645. He became rector of the parish of Llansantffraed (St