Martin Heidegger

Martin Heidegger
BornSeptember 26, 1889
Meßkirch, Germany
DiedMay 26, 1976(1976-05-26) (aged 86)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern Philosophy
SchoolPhenomenology · Hermeneutics · Existentialism · Deconstruction
Main interests
Ontology · Metaphysics · Art · Greek philosophy · Technology · Language · Poetry  · Thinking
Notable ideas
Dasein · Gestell · Heideggerian terminology
Influences
Influenced

Martin Heidegger (26 September 1889 – 26 May 1976)[1] was a German philosopher.

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.

The Mesmerhaus in Meßkirch, where Heidegger grew up
Martin Heidegger´s grave in Meßkirch
  1. pronounced [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈhaɪ̯dɛgɐ]
  2. Heidegger, Martin 2008. Being and time. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-157559-3
  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

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