An Introduction to Martin Heidegger.
The philosopher Heidegger is really becoming more and more popular again. Especially in the age where digital technology has become such as prominent "synthetic phenomena" in our culture. Heidegger brings us back to a place where we can just "Be." Heidegger shows us insights on the "human experience" and really helps each of us discover how special our lives are. He makes us more aware of the things we take for granted in our daily lives. In business, Heidegger's thought is a focal point in leadership, management, and training. For example, Hubert Dreyfus, from UC Berkley, postulates a 5-stage model of effective skill acquisition, novice / competent / proficient / expert / master; He derived this concept from Heidegger and submitted a paper to the US Air Force as the theory behind the training program for its pilots. Many other industries have adopted this model in other fields [i.e. Nursing, management, sales.]. Heidegger's philosophy has made a major influence in theology as well. The famous theologian, Rudolf Bultmann, uses Heidegger as a tool for understanding human nature. On the foundation of Heidegger, Bultmann finds that to be human is to "stand out from the rest of the world." Man is the being who, to exist, must have understanding that he exists. Man is not a "thing" with fixed characteristics, man transcends the material world in which he finds himself, even transcending his given nature, reason, emotions, etc. In this man finds his true freedom, his power to choose what he will be. In popular culture, it spawned influence in the existentialist movement. The idea of "existence proceeds essence," that Sartre coined, and was derived from Heidegger, meaning that humans has no fixed human "nature," on the contrary, humans are free to choose who they want to become.
There are great videos by Bryan Magee that is a great introduction to Heidegger's thought.
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