turn (Kehre) in his philosophy
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The "turn" (Kehre) in Heidegger’s philosophy refers to the shift in his thinking from an analysis of human existence (Dasein) toward a more fundamental inquiry into the nature of Being itself and its historical unfolding.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: turn (Kehre) in his philosophy Context triple: [Martin Heidegger, notableIdea, turn (Kehre) in his philosophy]
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doctrine of the I (Ich-Lehre)
The doctrine of the I (Ich-Lehre) is Fichte’s foundational idealist theory that posits the self-positing ego (“I”) as the ultimate ground of all reality and knowledge.
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B.
Copernican revolution in philosophy
The Copernican revolution in philosophy is Immanuel Kant’s radical shift that places the human mind and its a priori structures at the center of how objects are known, rather than assuming knowledge must conform to independently existing things.
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Fichtean idealism
Fichtean idealism is a form of German idealist philosophy developed by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that emphasizes the self-positing activity of the ego as the foundation of all reality and knowledge.
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System of Transcendental Idealism
System of Transcendental Idealism is a major 1800 philosophical work by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling that systematically develops his version of German idealism by tracing the emergence of consciousness and nature from an underlying absolute.
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phenomenology of spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit is G.W.F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness and self-awareness through a dialectical progression toward absolute knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: turn (Kehre) in his philosophy Target entity description: The "turn" (Kehre) in Heidegger’s philosophy refers to the shift in his thinking from an analysis of human existence (Dasein) toward a more fundamental inquiry into the nature of Being itself and its historical unfolding.
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A.
doctrine of the I (Ich-Lehre)
The doctrine of the I (Ich-Lehre) is Fichte’s foundational idealist theory that posits the self-positing ego (“I”) as the ultimate ground of all reality and knowledge.
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B.
Copernican revolution in philosophy
The Copernican revolution in philosophy is Immanuel Kant’s radical shift that places the human mind and its a priori structures at the center of how objects are known, rather than assuming knowledge must conform to independently existing things.
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C.
Fichtean idealism
Fichtean idealism is a form of German idealist philosophy developed by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that emphasizes the self-positing activity of the ego as the foundation of all reality and knowledge.
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D.
System of Transcendental Idealism
System of Transcendental Idealism is a major 1800 philosophical work by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling that systematically develops his version of German idealism by tracing the emergence of consciousness and nature from an underlying absolute.
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E.
phenomenology of spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit is G.W.F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness and self-awareness through a dialectical progression toward absolute knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
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| instanceOf |
development in Martin Heidegger’s thought
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philosophical concept ⓘ |
| betterUnderstoodAs | internal reorientation of the same fundamental question of Being ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Martin Heidegger ⓘ |
| concerns | shift in Heidegger’s thinking ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | purely subject-centered philosophy ⓘ |
| describedByHeideggerAs | not a break but a transformation of the same question of Being ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning)
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surface form:
Heidegger’s Contributions to Philosophy (Beiträge zur Philosophie)
Heidegger’s later lectures and essays ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Being’s withdrawal and concealment as well as disclosure
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historical epochs of Being’s manifestation ⓘ |
| fromFocusOn |
analytic of Dasein
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existential analytic in Being and Time ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Kehre ⓘ |
| influenced |
deconstruction
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hermeneutics ⓘ phenomenology after Heidegger ⓘ post-Heideggerian continental philosophy ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | transition from early to later Heidegger ⓘ |
| involvesShiftFrom | primacy of Dasein’s existential structures ⓘ |
| involvesShiftTo |
primacy of Being’s own sending and disclosure
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thinking Being historically rather than only existentially ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
critique of metaphysics
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notion of the sending of Being (Geschick des Seins) ⓘ question of the end of metaphysics ⓘ thinking of technology ⓘ |
| occursWithin |
Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning)
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surface form:
Heidegger’s path of thinking (Denkweg)
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| oftenAssociatedWith | Heidegger’s writings of the 1930s and later ⓘ |
| oftenDatedTo | period after Being and Time ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Being (Sein)
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Dasein ⓘ clearing (Lichtung) ⓘ event of appropriation (Ereignis) ⓘ history of Being (Seinsgeschichte) ⓘ ontological difference ⓘ truth as unconcealment (Aletheia) ⓘ |
| sometimesMisinterpretedAs | simple chronological break between early and late Heidegger ⓘ |
| subjectOf | extensive secondary literature in Heidegger scholarship ⓘ |
| toFocusOn |
event of Being (Ereignis)
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history of Being ⓘ question of Being itself ⓘ |
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