Martin Heidegger became famous for his outstanding philosophical research. His works found their significant response not only in philosophy, but also in sociology. While his convictions, especially the support of the fascist regime, lay a dark spot on the personality of the thinker. His creations of thought made an indisputable contribution to the development of philosophy in general and existentialism in particular. Heidegger's philosophical works and quotations in German have spread so much that they have been painstakingly translated into almost all languages of the world. One way or another, the sayings of the thinker aroused the interest of philosophers around the world.
Consider a few aphorisms and quotes by Martin Heidegger, which will only briefly acquaint us with his fundamental ideas.
Consciousness of true life
Few people are now surprised at the fact of their existence, perceiving it more as a given. Only a few think about the world and people around. Everyday worries often do not leave us room for maneuver and successfully immerse us in our busy world.
Big cities were unpleasant to Martin Heidegger, and he looked doubtfully at the growing industrialization day after day. He believed that behind the screen of amenities and technology, we closed our very eyes to life itself. Life in its original and sincere sense. We feel how the heart drives blood through the veins, but we do not realize the very amazing fact of our existence. So, according to Heidegger, we really do not live.
"Today, the knowledge of everything and everything is available so quickly and cheaply that in the next instant it is just as quickly received and forgotten."
This Heidegger quote neatly reveals the problem of the abundant abundance of our time. The philosopher believed this during his life, but if he saw the accessibility of information now, he could not even find the right words. Indeed, now almost any information is available from us in a second. And in this case, it should seem obvious that we simply must be the most advanced generation. However, to catch the right frequency in the ocean of information interference is not an easy task.
"About what swimming is, only a jump into the river will tell us"
This quote perfectly reflects the mainstream of Heidegger's philosophy. He has always been a supporter of the practical application of thought. His most important thoughts should always have been reinforced by practice. After all, if a beautiful thought cannot be applied in life itself, then, according to the philosopher, all its futility and limitations are revealed in it.
"Man is not the master of things, man is the shepherd of being"
One of the central ideas of the teaching of Martin Heidegger is being. He contrasted his beliefs about the existence of all Western philosophy right up to the teachings of Plato. He, for example, rejected the early doctrine of the object and subject. Heidegger believed that the assertion that a person is inside being is fundamentally wrong. In his opinion, an incorrect interpretation of many phenomena comes from this erroneous fact. True, he believed that human existence is being in itself.
"The essence of man rests in his existence"
In this quote from Heidegger, you can find a continuation of the previous thought. Existence is understood as the existence of a person’s personality in a broad sense: self-awareness, actions, emotions and cognition. And since being is the very existence of man, it means that the whole human essence lies only in the very fact of finding a person in space.
"We often forget that the thinker is essentially more effective where he is refuted, and not where they agree with him."
This quote from the philosopher Martin Heidegger traces his penchant for practical thought. He seemed to advise us to begin to doubt absolutely everything. But to doubt not with the aim of rejection, but with the realization that it is under the blows of criticism that really strong thought is tempered. If we silently nod our heads and skip the initial “cast” of the idea with all its holes and sharp corners, then we will pave the way into a blank wall for those who decide in their conclusions to start from this almost ready substance.
