Language is the house of Being.
Die Sprache ist das Haus des Seins.
Philosophers
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889-1976), among the most influential in twentieth-century continental thought. Being and Time (1927) reopened the question of being via Dasein. His Nazi Party membership remains a controversy.
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Source: ハイデガー『ヒューマニズムについて』 (1947年、ボーフレへの書簡)Verified
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