Martin Heidegger
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'''Martin Heidegger''' ([[September 26]], [[1889]] – [[May 26]], [[1976]]) was a highly influential [[Germany|German]] [[philosopher]]. His most well-known work is ''[[Being and Time]]'' (1927). | '''Martin Heidegger''' ([[September 26]], [[1889]] – [[May 26]], [[1976]]) was a highly influential [[Germany|German]] [[philosopher]]. His most well-known work is ''[[Being and Time]]'' (1927). | ||
- | The relations between '''Heidegger and Nazism''' are a controversial subject in [[philosophy]], although no one denies his [[history|historical]] engagement for the [[NSDAP]], which he joined on May 1, 1933, nearly three weeks after being appointed Rector of the [[University of Freiburg]]. [[Martin Heidegger|Heidegger]] resigned the Rectorship about one year later, in April 1934, but remained a member of the NSDAP until the end of [[World War II]]. His first act as Rector was to eliminate all democratic structures, including those that had elected him Rector. There were three [[book burning#Jewish, anti-Nazi and "degenerate" books (by the Nazis)|book burnings]] on his campus, as well as some student violence. | + | == See also == |
+ | :''[[Heidegger and Nazism]]'' | ||
+ | The relations between '''Heidegger and Nazism''' are a [[controversial]] subject in [[philosophy]], although no one denies his [[history|historical]] engagement for the [[NSDAP]], which he joined on May 1, 1933, nearly three weeks after being appointed Rector of the [[University of Freiburg]]. [[Martin Heidegger|Heidegger]] resigned the Rectorship about one year later, in April 1934, but remained a member of the NSDAP until the end of [[World War II]]. His first act as Rector was to eliminate all democratic structures, including those that had elected him Rector. There were three [[book burning#Jewish, anti-Nazi and "[[degenerate]]" books (by the Nazis)|book burnings]] on his campus, as well as some student violence. | ||
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Martin Heidegger (September 26, 1889 – May 26, 1976) was a highly influential German philosopher. His most well-known work is Being and Time (1927).
See also
The relations between Heidegger and Nazism are a controversial subject in philosophy, although no one denies his historical engagement for the NSDAP, which he joined on May 1, 1933, nearly three weeks after being appointed Rector of the University of Freiburg. Heidegger resigned the Rectorship about one year later, in April 1934, but remained a member of the NSDAP until the end of World War II. His first act as Rector was to eliminate all democratic structures, including those that had elected him Rector. There were three [[book burning#Jewish, anti-Nazi and "degenerate" books (by the Nazis)|book burnings]] on his campus, as well as some student violence.