Martin Heidegger

MARTIN HEIDEGGER   was a rare philosopher. He knew what Poetry is and why "poetically, all men–and this means every man, all the time–dwell on Earth." Best known for his unfinished opus magnum, Being and Time, Heidegger is the incarnation of Western philosophical genius and a very dear founding father of Revue {R}évolution, as he too in his own time, realized the need for a spiritual reunion with the East.

Heidegger’s thought is universal, deeply metaphysical, and problem-solving: a prowess. In the course of his life, he strove to solve the problem of Existence, a simple mode of being, by going to the root of all our inner problems: identification.

Frustrated with the obvious, what French beautifully names "des lapalissades," (there are a lot of those in us and in academic philosophy), his work unveils the true identity of man as a "Dasein," a being-there, a mere there.

"There," is our poetic planet and the body, a "being towards death" we cherish and dread at the same time. In his monstrations, a form of philosophical meditation he excelled at,  that “there” is language, the home of being.

What’s admirable in Heidegger is his trust in mankind. What’s even more noble is the accuracy of his vision:  humans, he says, trapped in non-poetry, ie, technology, will desecrate beingness and trigger the destruction of their planet. The Philosopher warned us 65 years ago.

Martin Heidegger uses the intellect as a tool for transcendence and lets mysticism (Harmony) permeate his quest.

Heidegger is forever one of us, Poets, a reason why academics will never get him.

When the masters fall silent, their voices sing in eternity. Happy Birthday, father Poet.