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Ideas from 'Contributions of Philosophy (On Appropriation)' by Martin Heidegger [1938], by Theme Structure

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent
15586 When philosophy makes itself intelligible, it commits suicide
                        Full Idea: When philosophy makes itself intelligible, it commits suicide.
                        From: Martin Heidegger (Contributions of Philosophy (On Appropriation) [1938], §259), quoted by Richard Polt - Heidegger: an introduction 5 'Contributions'
                        A reaction: Polt describes this remark as 'theatrical', but it seems to speak for itself!