Movements
This was a movement he was associated with focused on the nature of human existence
Existentialism
Major figure who influenced Heidegger
Nietzsche
_____ is the underlying reality of existence
Being
____ and ____ are two conflicting concepts that art depends on.
World and Earth
This is a concept (though nonspecific to him) he explored, focused on abstract things such as being, knowing, identity, time, and space.
Metaphysics
This German philosopher’s “Critique of Pure Reason” deeply influenced Heidegger's interest in the conditions of understanding and experience.
Kant
Art isn’t about beauty or emotion, but about how _____ and _____ show themselves in the world.
Truth and Being
Describes the unconcealment of being (truth)
Aletheia
This was the faith he subscribed to throughout his life that influenced the majority of his work.
None! He left the Roman Catholic faith as he studied philosophy.
This 19th-century philosopher's idea of “will of power” and critique of modernity deeply impacted Heidegger
Nietzsche
Art isn’t just aesthetic, but also a _____________ event.
Philosophical
Mode of being unique to human beings.
Dasein
This was a movement he was associated with, focused on the nature of subjective, conscious experiences.
Phenomenology
Heidegger called this student of Plato “the first systematic thinker of Being” and based his idea off this individual.
Aristotle
When we encounter a work of art, something ____ is _________.
Deep and Uncovered
A state where something is hidden from perception, often through its own self-concealing nature.
Closedness
This was a movement he was associated with, focused on interpreting biblical, philosophical, and wisdom texts.
Hermeneutics
Heidegger drew heavily on this Danish philosopher’s exploration of dread (Angst) and authenticity.
Soren Kierkegaard
Heidegger calls truth “_____________”.
Unconcealment
Describes a conflict between concepts, particularly between World and Earth
Streit