Martin Heidegger (1889-1976)

Major work

•          Being and Time

Importance

•          Important 20^th century existentialist

•          Said everyday existence is inauthentic

•          Said we should strive for authenticity; authenticity comes by facing death when we focus on what’s really important and not worry about what others think about us

•          Attacked Christianity saying it destroyed genuine culture

•          Believed in importance of language which is the “house of Being”

•          Was a disciple of Husserl

•          Had an influence neo-orthodox thought and had a strong influence on Bultmann; he also influenced Tillich

•          His influence has led some to drop grammatical-historical hermeneutics