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Martin Heidegger

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Philosopher

The Resume

    (September 26, 1889-May 26, 1976)
    Wrote 'Being and Time,' 'An Introduction to Metaphysics' and 'Early Greek Thinking'

Why he might be annoying:

    He initially studied to be a monk.
    He was a student of Edmund Husserl's and later withdrew his dedications to his teacher and formerly renounced his philosophy (although he was pressured to do so by the Nazis).
    He was a member of the Nazi party and a supporter of Hitler.
    Almost all of his philosophical writings are dark and gloomy.
    He used the word 'being' in so many different contexts that it wasn't uncommon to see a sentence of his that read something like 'being's being being.'
    Some consider him to be a charlatan and his work to be meaningless because some of it is so steeped in jargon that they feel he simply threw words out to distract the readers from his lack of content.
    He perfected the continental tradition of unclear writing and inventing words.
    He had an affair with his student Hannah Arendt.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was removed from his teaching post after World War II.
    He still has a lot of followers.
    He believed that people should live authentically and not fear death.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 81 Votes: 80.25% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 24 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 62 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 75.56% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 84 Votes: 73.81% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 151 Votes: 73.51% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 315 Votes: 69.21% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 284 Votes: 70.42% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 610 Votes: 69.67% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 171 Votes: 69.01% Annoying