Martin Heidegger
Born: 09-25-1889
Martin Heidegger was a pivotal German philosopher known for his influential work in existentialism and phenomenology. Born in 1889, his seminal text "Being and Time" delves into the nature of existence. Heidegger explored concepts of being, time, and human experience, profoundly impacting 20th-century philosophy. His complex relationship with the Nazi Party remains controversial, but his intellectual legacy endures through his profound insights into ontology and metaphysics.
Book summaries for books written by Martin Heidegger
Quotes
For to be aware and to be are the same.
Thinking is the most intimate and essential of all human endeavors.
To be is to be perceived.
The same thing can both be and not be.
The path of truth is a difficult one to traverse.
Being is eternal and unchanging.
Nothingness is a mere illusion.
The unity of being is all-encompassing and indivisible.
Being is beyond the reach of our senses.
To speak of non-being is to speak of something that cannot be.
Being is not an object of thought but the very ground of thinking.
Being cannot arise from non-being.