Martin Heidegger
1889 — 1976
Biography
Martin Heidegger was one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. His main question is the question of Being, forgotten by Western metaphysics.
In 'Being and Time' he analyzes human existence (Dasein) through existentials: being-in-the-world, care, anxiety, being-toward-death. Authentic existence requires accepting one's finitude.
His connection with Nazism remains a subject of discussion, but Heidegger's philosophical influence is undeniable.
Key Ideas
- Question of Being
- Dasein — being-in-the-world
- Being-toward-death
- Authentic and inauthentic existence
- Language is the house of Being
Works
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Being and Time
(1927)
Main work — analysis of human being
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What Is Metaphysics?
(1929)
On nothingness and anxiety