Martin Heidegger (1889-1976)

Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher widely regarded as one of the most important and influential thinkers of the twentieth century. His work was central to the development of phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism, and has had a considerable impact on fields ranging from philosophy and theology to literary theory, psychiatry, and political philosophy.

Quotes

For authentic living what is needed is the resolute confrontation of death.
Teaching is more difficult than learning because what teaching calls for is this: to let learn. The real teacher, in fact, lets nothing else be learned than learning. His conduct, therefore, often produces the impression that we properly learn nothing from him, if by "learning" we now suddenly understand merely the procurement of useful information.