Discourse on Thinking
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Discourse on Thinking is a philosophical work by Martin Heidegger that explores the nature of thinking and meditative reflection beyond the confines of traditional metaphysics and scientific rationality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
modern technological world
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relationship between man and Being ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reorient understanding of thinking beyond mere calculation ⓘ |
| author | Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
calculative thinking
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meditative thinking ⓘ openness to the mystery ⓘ releasement toward things ⓘ |
| contrasts | meditative thinking and calculative thinking ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
letting-be of beings
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non-instrumental relation to things ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
limits of scientific-technical thinking
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possibility of a more originary thinking ⓘ question of what it means to think ⓘ |
| form |
essay
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Conversation on a Country Path about Thinking
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Memorial Address ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edmund Husserl
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Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ German idealism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
beyond traditional metaphysics
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critique of scientific rationality ⓘ meditative reflection ⓘ nature of thinking ⓘ relation between thinking and technology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Gelassenheit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosopher | Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement | existential phenomenology ⓘ |
| philosophicalSubject |
human existence
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metaphysics ⓘ ontology ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
continental philosophy
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phenomenology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisher | Neske (original German edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Being and Time
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The Question Concerning Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfPart | country path conversation ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
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