\u003cp\u003eIn 1974, thirty-year-old philosopher and translator David Farrell Krell began corresponding and meeting with Martin Heidegger and Hannah Arendt. Years later, he would meet Jacques Derrida and, through many letters and visits, come to know him well. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and Krell's warmly told personal recollections, \u003ci\u003eThree Encounters \u003c/i\u003epresents an intimate and highly insightful look at the lives and ideas of three noted philosophers at the peak of their careers. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Encounters \u003c/i\u003eoffers a chance for readers to encounter these three great philosophers and their ideas, not merely through the lens of their biographies, but as \"people\" we come to know through their personal correspondence and Krell's recollections. \u003ci\u003eThree Encounters\u003c/i\u003e demonstrates the intertwining of thought and lived experience.\u003c/p\u003e