''What is called thinking?'' (german: Was heißt Denken?) is a book by the philosopher

Martin Heidegger Martin Heidegger (; ; 26 September 188926 May 1976) was a German philosopher who is best known for contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He is among the most important and influential philosophers of the 20th centu ...

, the published version of a lecture course he gave during the winter and summer semesters of 1951 and 1952 at the

University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially german: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (german: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemb ...

Reception

The philosopher

Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt (, , ; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a political philosopher, author, and Holocaust survivor. She is widely considered to be one of the most influential political theorists of the 20th century. Arendt was born ...

wrote that "For an acquaintance with the thought of Heidegger, ''What Is Called Thinking?'' is as important as ''Being and Time''. It is the only systematic presentation of the thinker's late philosophy and . . . it is perhaps the most exciting of his books."

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1952 speeches 1954 non-fiction books Books by Martin Heidegger German non-fiction books Metaphysics books Philosophy lectures {{metaphysics-book-stub