David Farrell Krell is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University, Chicago, and Brauer Distinguished Visiting Professor of German Studies at Brown University, Providence, RI. He also teaches at the University of Freiburg, Germany. His scholarly books include The Sea: A Philosophical Encounter, The Cudgel and the Caress: Reflections on Cruelty and Tenderness, The Tragic Absolute: German Idealism and the Languishing of God . He has also published a number of translations, short stories, and three novels.

• Preface1. Before the Beginning2. Translating Heidegger3. Meeting Martin Heidegger4. The Debt and the Distance5. Meeting Hannah Arendt6. Arendt with and without Heidegger7. Meeting Jacques Derrida: The Geschlecht Project8. Lifedeath—Following the Animals9. Each Time Unique 10. Concluding ReflectionsIllustrationsIndex

Probably one of the best writers in contemporary continental philosophy, David Farrell Krell's Three Encounters is a real treat to read, especially if you have, like me, an appetite for autobiographies. The book is, in a sense, an eyewitness account: Krell knew all three authors and here recounts his experiences and conversations with them—apparently, through some kind of archive fever, kept meticulously in his journal.- Joeri Schrijvers - North-West University Potchefstroom