Strauss contended that [[Martin Heidegger]], building on the thoughts of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, was "the thinker of our age". "The great achievement of Heidegger was the coherent exposition of the experience of ''Existenz''... Kierkegaard had spoken of existence but within the traditional horizon... Heidegger tried to understand existence out of itself."<ref>Strauss, Leo. Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism.</ref> | Strauss contended that [[Martin Heidegger]], building on the thoughts of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, was "the thinker of our age". "The great achievement of Heidegger was the coherent exposition of the experience of ''Existenz''... Kierkegaard had spoken of existence but within the traditional horizon... Heidegger tried to understand existence out of itself."<ref>Strauss, Leo. Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism.</ref> |