The Essence of Truth: On Plato's Cave Allegory and TheaetetusThe Essence of Truth is an examination of the most fundamental theme in Heidegger's philosophy: the difference between truth as 'the unhiddenness of beings' and truth as 'the correctness of propositions'. Based on a course of lectures delivered at the University of Freiburg in 1932, the book presents Heidegger's original analysis of Plato's philosophy and represents an important discussion of a fundamental subject of philosophy through the ages. |
Contents
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PART ONE The Clue to theEssence of Aλhθeia Interpretation ofthe Allegory of theCave in PlatosPoliteia | 17 |
PART TWO An Interpretation of Platos Theaetetus with Respect to the Question of the Essence of Untruth | 119 |
Appendix Supplementary Materials from Heideggers Notes | 257 |
Editors Afterword | 267 |
EnglishGerman Glossary | 271 |
GreekEnglish Glossary | 281 |
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The Essence of Truth: On Plato's Cave Allegory and Theaetetus Martin Heidegger No preview available - 2013 |
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already answer Aristotle authentic striving become beginning being-different beingful belongs bodily brightness cave allegory character clarify colour and sound comportment concealing concerning the essence connection Constantin Stanislavski correspondence Dasein decisive deconcealing deconcealment dialogue discussion distorted view encounter epistemology essence of knowledge essence of truth essential everything existing eyes fact Friedrich Schleiermacher fundamental experience genuine Gilles Deleuze Glaucon grasp Greek Heidegger Heraclitus hiddenness highest idea human illumination immediately inner interpretation kind liberation light look making-present man’s matter nature not-knowing object occurs oneself ourselves Parmenides perceivedness perceiving perception phenomenon philosophy Plato says possession possible precisely present primordial prisoners proposition question concerning region relationship self-evident self-showing sense shadows sight Socrates someone soul stage Theaetetus things toug translation true truth as unhiddenness understand untruth visible Western philosophy what-being word αἴσθησις ἀλήθεια διανοεῖν διάνοια δόξα δοξάζειν ἐν ἐπιστήμη ἰδέα καὶ λήθη λόγος περὶ τὰ τὸ τοῦ φαντασία ψευδὴς δόξα ψεῦδος