Heidegger

From Geography

Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher and is seen as one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. He was seen as quite a controversial person. Not only as an academic, but also because of his involvement with Nazism. For a full biography see [1].

Heidegger was a philosopher who's main interest was the question of human existence, the relationship between human being and the world.

References:

- Cloke, P., Philo, C. & Sadler, D. (1999). Approaching Human Geography. London: Paul Chapman.

- Malpas, J. (2008). Heidegger, geography and politics. Journal of the Philosophy of History, 2 (185-213).

By Evelien de Beer & Richard Huttinga