| − | '''Martin Heidegger''' (1889 - 1976) is acknowledged as a modern day [[philosopher]]. He wrote on a variety of subjects such as [[postmodernism]], [[psychology]], [[hermeneutics]], [[political theory]], [[existentialism]], [[theology]] and [[phenomenology]]. He was also a member of the [[Nazi Party]]. | + | '''Martin Heidegger''' (1889 - 1976) is acknowledged as one of the most important [[philosopher]]s of the twentieth century. He wrote on a variety of subjects such as [[postmodernism]], [[psychology]], [[hermeneutics]], [[political theory]], [[existentialism]], [[theology]] and [[phenomenology]]. He was also a member of the [[Nazi Party]], something he later referred to as his 'political error'. |
| − | His major work was ''Being and Time'' (1927) which was fundamental in the development of existentialism, although Heidegger himself denied he was an existentialist. | + | His major work was ''Being and Time'' (1927) which was fundamental in the development of existentialism - and many other strands of twentieth century thought - although Heidegger himself denied he was an existentialist. |