Martin Heidegger's book examines a central question in his thought: how truth differs when it is understood as the unhiddenness of beings and when it is understood as the correctness of propositions. It comes from lectures he gave at the University of Freiburg in 1932. In the book he sets out his own reading of Plato's philosophy, taking in the Cave Allegory and the Theaetetus, and treats a subject that has occupied philosophy through the ages. The book also asks about the essence of untruth, and touches on freedom, light and deconcealment.
Why You Should Read?
- Discover how the book sets truth as the unhiddenness of beings against truth as the correctness of propositions.
- Explore Heidegger's own reading of Plato's philosophy, including the Cave Allegory and the Theaetetus.
- Learn what the lectures given at the University of Freiburg in 1932 set out about this fundamental subject.
- Understand the question concerning the essence of untruth and how it belongs to the discussion.