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| − | '''Martin Heidegger''' (1889 - 1976) is acknowledged as one of the most important [[philosopher]]s of the twentieth century. He wrote on a variety of subjects such as [[postmodernism]], [[psychology]], [[hermeneutics]], [[political theory]], [[existentialism]], [[theology]] and [[phenomenology]]. He was also a member of the [[Nazi Party]] | + | '''Martin Heidegger''' (1889 - 1976) is acknowledged as one of the most important [[philosopher]]s of the twentieth century. He wrote on a variety of subjects such as [[postmodernism]], [[psychology]], [[hermeneutics]], [[political theory]], [[existentialism]], [[theology]] and [[phenomenology]]. He was also a member of the [[Nazi Party]] insofar as he was the rector at Freiburg University during the Nazi rule of Germany; something he later referred to as his 'political error'. |
His major work was ''Being and Time'' (1927) which was fundamental in the development of existentialism - and many other strands of twentieth century thought - although Heidegger himself denied he was an existentialist. | His major work was ''Being and Time'' (1927) which was fundamental in the development of existentialism - and many other strands of twentieth century thought - although Heidegger himself denied he was an existentialist. | ||
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Martin Heidegger (1889 - 1976) is acknowledged as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. He wrote on a variety of subjects such as postmodernism, psychology, hermeneutics, political theory, existentialism, theology and phenomenology. He was also a member of the Nazi Party insofar as he was the rector at Freiburg University during the Nazi rule of Germany; something he later referred to as his 'political error'.
His major work was Being and Time (1927) which was fundamental in the development of existentialism - and many other strands of twentieth century thought - although Heidegger himself denied he was an existentialist.
Heidegger believed that a person's sense of self was dependent on a sense of time and his impending death.
Source
The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989
