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Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher whose Being and Time (1927) made the question of Being central to 20th-century continental philosophy.
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What is Being and Time actually about?
Being and Time, published in 1927, asks what it means for anything to be. Heidegger approaches the question through Dasein, his term for human existence as the being that can question Being.
Why do people connect Heidegger to existentialism?
Heidegger's analysis of anxiety, death, authenticity, and everyday life strongly influenced 20th-century existentialist thought. Jean-Paul Sartre drew on Heidegger, even though Heidegger later rejected being classified as an existentialist.
What does Dasein mean in Heidegger's philosophy?
Dasein is Heidegger's word for the kind of being humans are. In Being and Time, Dasein is always already involved in a world of tools, projects, language, and other people.
Why is Heidegger's Nazi affiliation discussed with his philosophy?
Heidegger joined the Nazi Party in 1933 and served as rector of Freiburg University that year. Because his philosophy was so influential, scholars still debate how his politics relate to his account of history, community, and Being.
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