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Single Idea 15585

[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent ]

Full Idea

In his later work Heidegger came to view philosophy as closer to poetry than to science.

Gist of Idea

Later Heidegger sees philosophy as more like poetry than like science

Source

report of Martin Heidegger (The Origin of the Work of Art [1935], p.178) by Richard Polt - Heidegger: an introduction 5 'Signs'

Book Ref

Polt,Richard: 'Heidegger: an introduction' [Routledge 2003], p.119