Martin Heidegger
Martin Heidegger (26 September 1889 – 26 May 1976)[1] was a German philosopher.
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| Born | September 26, 1889 Meßkirch, Germany |
| Died | May 26, 1976 (aged 86) Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Phenomenology · Hermeneutics · Existentialism · Deconstruction |
Main interests | Ontology · Metaphysics · Art · Greek philosophy · Technology · Language · Poetry · Thinking |
Notable ideas | Dasein · Gestell · Heideggerian terminology |
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His best known book, Being and Time, is considered one of the most important philosophical works of the 20th century.[2][3] It is a very difficult book, even for the German reader.
Works
In it, and later works, Heidegger maintained that our way of questioning defines our nature. But philosophy, western civilization's chief way of questioning, has lost its way. Finding ourselves "always already" fallen in a world of presuppositions, we lose touch with what being was before its truth became "muddled".[4] As a solution to this condition, Heidegger advocated a return to practical life in the world, allowing it to reveal, or "unconceal" itself.
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Wilhelm Dilthey zur Zeit seiner Verlobung (Vgl. Wilhelm Dilthey: Texte zur Kritik der historischen Vernunft. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1983, Titelbild)
View from Heidegger's vacation chalet in Todtnauberg. Heidegger wrote most of Being and Time there.
The University of Freiburg, where Heidegger was Rector from 21 April 1933 to 23 April 1934
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References
- ↑ pronounced [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈhaɪ̯dɛgɐ]
- ↑ Heidegger, Martin 2008. Being and time. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-157559-3
- ↑ Lackey, Douglas. 1999. What are the modern classics? The Baruch poll of great philosophy in the twentieth century. Philosophical Forum. 30 (4): 329-46
- ↑ Heidegger, Martin. 2001. Poetry, language, thought. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-093728-9