Heidegger,
Martin 1889-1976; Ger. existentialist philosopher
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(hīˈdĕgˌər, -dĭ-gər), Martin 1889-1976.
German existentialist philosopher. His masterpiece, Being and Time (1927), argued that confronting the question of the meaning of being, encompassing one's own death, was central for an authentic human existence.
