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Discourse on Thinking

  • 93 pages · about 2 hours
  • First published 1959
  • 14 editions
  • Free to read

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1 About this book

An English translation of a book, first published in 1959, by the German philosopher Martin Heidegger. Presents an introduction to the complexities of Heidegger's philosophy, including his understanding of the relation of meditative thinking to contemporary human life. -- adapted from preface.

Good for readers who want: philosophy and a short read.

  • Existentialism
  • Philosophy
  • Ontology
  • Thought and thinking
  • Pensée
  • Thinking
  • Self-control

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3 About Martin Heidegger

1889–1976

Martin Heidegger (26 September 1889 – 26 May 1976) was a German philosopher whose work was central to the development of phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He has had significant influence within subsequent philosophy, social sciences and humanities, and theology. Heidegger's magnum opus, Being and Time (1927), is widely considered one of the most significant works of modern philosophy.

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