What is Called Thinking? by Martin Heidegger

What is Called Thinking? by Martin Heidegger

In What Is Called Thinking? Martin Heidegger, perhaps the most influential existentialist philospher of our time, seeks out the essential nature of the process of thinking. The theme of this book is that we learn to think only as we inquire into those matters that normally remain unquestioned concerning our everyday existence and our traditions. Heidegger begins by pointing out that we come to know what it means to think when we ourselves try to think. As he develops this theme it becomes evident that Heidegger conceives of thinking as something quite other than having opinions or ideas, even something different from logical reasoning or scientific analysis. One of his most startling assertions is that -science does not think.' Rather, he says, thinking is a demand or call made upon us to respond to what lies before us and to take it to heart. It is a response to questions that the nature of the world makes upon us as creatures of that world. To be truly human, therefore, is to think.

Martin Heidegger was born in Messkirch, Baden, Germany on September 22, 1889. He studied Roman Catholic theology and philosophy at the University of Frieburg before joining the faculty at Frieburg as a teacher in 1915. Eight years later Heidegger took a teaching position at Marburg. He taught there until 1928 and then went back to Frieburg as a professor of philosophy. As a philosopher, Heidegger developed existential phenomenology. He is still widely regarded as one of the most original philosophers of the 20th century. Influenced by other philosophers of his time, Heidegger wrote the book, Being in Time, in 1927. In this work, which is considered one of the most important philosophical works of our time, Heidegger asks and answers the question What is it, to be? Other books written by Heidegger include Basic Writings, a collection of Heidegger's most popular writings; Nietzsche, an inquiry into the central issues of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy; On the Way to Language, Heidegger's central ideas on the origin, nature and significance of language; and What is Called Thinking, a systematic presentation of Heidegger's later philosophy. Since the 1960s, Heidegger's influence has spread beyond continental Europe and into a number of English-speaking countries. Heidegger died in Messkirch on May 26, 1976.

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Title	What is Called Thinking?
Author	Martin Heidegger
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	1976-03-12
Number of pages	270
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