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Martin Heidegger
Martin Heidegger (1889–1976) was a German philosopher whose work on ontology and phenomenology reshaped 20th-century Continental philosophy, notably with the 1927 book Being and Time. He explored the relation of language to existence, summarized in the remark 'Language is the house of Being,' and his legacy is both influential and controversial because of his political affiliations.
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Quotes by Martin Heidegger
Boundaries as Beginnings, Not Mere Endpoints
Heidegger flips a common assumption: we typically treat a boundary as a final line where movement, possibility, or identity must cease. By contrast, he suggests that a boundary is what grants something its emergence—what...
Created on: 2/4/2026
Language as Home: Heidegger’s Vision of Dwelling
Heidegger’s claim shifts language from a mere instrument to the very habitat in which human existence takes place. In the Letter on Humanism (1947), he writes that “language is the house of Being,” suggesting that we do...
Created on: 8/11/2025