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. |
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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 beingful belongs bodily brightness cave allegory character clarify colour and sound comportment concerning the essence connection Constantin Stanislavski correspondence Dasein deconcealing deconcealment dialogue discussion distorted view encounter epistemology essence of knowledge essence of truth essential everything existing eyes Friedrich Schleiermacher fundamental experience genuine Glaucon grasp Greek Heidegger Heraclitus hiddenness highest idea human immediately inner interpretation liberation light look making-present man’s matter means nature object occurs oneself ourselves 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 translation truth as unhiddenness understand untruth visible Western philosophy what-being word αἴσθησις ἀλήθεια διανοεῖν διάνοια δόξα δοξάζειν ἐπιστήµη ἰδέα καὶ λήθη λόγος περὶ τὰ τὸ τοῦ τῶν φαντασία ψευδὴς δόξα ψεῦδος