«What is called thinking?» — the last book of Martin Heidegger, published during his lifetime and compiled on the basis of lectures given by the philosopher at the University of Freiburg in 1952.
«What is called thinking?» — the last book of Martin Heidegger, published during his lifetime and compiled on the basis of lectures given by the philosopher at the University of Freiburg in 1952. This time, his focus is on the issues of thinking, which Heidegger understands primarily as the ability to contemplate reality. According to the philosopher, modern civilization, fully concentrated on “calculative thinking” (as he called the analytical way of perceiving the world), loses the ability to directly respond to the call of being, resulting in a deep existential crisis and internal devastation. Heidegger calls on mankind to return to archaic, non-logical ways of knowing the world, reinforcing his position with original interpretations of earlier philosophical concepts — in particular, the teachings of Friedrich Nietzsche.
TERRITORY OF THE FUTURE, 320 p.