"The Age of the World Picture" or "The Age of the World View" (german: Die Zeit des Weltbildes) is a 1938 lecture by

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in which he addresses the metaphysical ground of

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. It was published in the essay collection ''Holzwege'' in 1950.

English translations

The essay has been translated as "The Age of the World Image" by

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(1951) and as "The Age of the World Picture" by

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(1977) and

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(2002).

Critique

Sidonie Kellerer believes that Heidegger published the text to show his “inner resistance” after the mid-1930s against the

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and as evidence for his early refusal of

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and his rejection of a modern ideology that resulted in the totalitarian system. Emphasizing the differences between the published text and the original lecture delivered in 1938, she thinks that the differences show "the artful falsifications" used by Heidegger in order to re-establish his reputation.

References

External links

The Age of the World Picture: Hermeneutics and the Weltanschauung TheoryThe Age of the World-Picture is a Fine Thirty-Two (at the Time of Writing)The Age of the World PictureParanoia in the Age of the World Picture: The Global "Limits of Enlightenment"
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