'''Martin Heidegger''' (1889–1976) was a [[German]] [[philosopher]] whose work is perhaps most readily associated with [[phenomenology]] and [[existentialism]], although his thinking should be identified as part of such philosophical movements only with extreme care and qualification. His ideas have exerted a seminal influence on the development of contemporary European philosophy.<ref name=plato>[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/heidegger/ Martin Heidegger], ''The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy''</ref> Heidegger believed that a person's sense of self was dependent on a sense of time and his impending death.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> | '''Martin Heidegger''' (1889–1976) was a [[German]] [[philosopher]] whose work is perhaps most readily associated with [[phenomenology]] and [[existentialism]], although his thinking should be identified as part of such philosophical movements only with extreme care and qualification. His ideas have exerted a seminal influence on the development of contemporary European philosophy.<ref name=plato>[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/heidegger/ Martin Heidegger], ''The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy''</ref> Heidegger believed that a person's sense of self was dependent on a sense of time and his impending death.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> |