
Existentialism • Theory of knowledge
Vitorio Klostermann, 1976.Paperback.

Existentialism • Theory of knowledge
In "Letter on Humanism" (1947), Martin Heidegger answers Jean Beaufret's question about the meaning of humanism, presenting a critical stance towards traditional humanism and offering a new understanding of human existence.
The work was created as a response to existentialist interpretations of his earlier work, especially "Being and Time". Heidegger believes that traditional humanism, which places man at the center of the world by defining him as a "rational animal", does not reach the true essence of man. He criticizes the metaphysical assumptions of humanism, arguing that they ignore the question of being (Sein...
Vitorio Klostermann, 1976.Paperback.