Heidegger,Martin

Heidegger,Martin
Hei·deg·ger (hīʹdĕg'ər, -dĭ-gər), Martin. 1889-1976.
German existentialist philosopher. His masterpiece, Being and Time (1927), argued that confronting the question of the meaning of being, encompassing one's own death, was central for an authentic human existence.

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