This collection gathers pivotal texts that trace the development of fundamental ontology and the critique of Western metaphysics. The selections examine the concept of Dasein, or the specific mode of human being-in-the-world, and the ontological difference between beings and Being. Included essays investigate the transition from early analyses of existence and anxiety to later inquiries into the essence of technology and the function of language. These writings analyze how the historical trajectory of technical thinking obscures a more primordial relationship with reality and truth as unconcealment.
Students of phenomenology and existential philosophy read this volume to understand the shift from subjective consciousness to a focus on the history of Being. The text serves as a technical foundation for those analyzing how specialized scientific frameworks shape contemporary human perception. Readers acquire a vocabulary for discussing social alienation and the limits of logic-based systems. By engaging with these arguments, the reader gains a framework for questioning the hidden assumptions behind modern industrial progress and traditional logic.
- Published
- 1964
- Language
- EN
Quotes by Martin Heidegger
More →He who thinks great thoughts, often makes great errors.
