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- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Series page
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Using the Lexicon
- Chronology of Martin Heidegger
- Abbreviations for Heidegger’s Works
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- 129. Machination (Machenschaft)
- 130. Matter, the (Sache)
- 131. Meaning (Bedeutung)
- 132. Metaphysics (Metaphysik)
- 133. Mineness (Jemeinigkeit)
- 134. Modernity (Neuzeit)
- 135. Moment (Augenblick)
- 136. Mood (Stimmung)
- 137. Movement (Bewegung)
- 138. Mystery (Geheimnis)
- 139. Myth (Mythos)
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- German–English Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
130. - Matter, the (Sache)
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 April 2021
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Series page
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Using the Lexicon
- Chronology of Martin Heidegger
- Abbreviations for Heidegger’s Works
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- 129. Machination (Machenschaft)
- 130. Matter, the (Sache)
- 131. Meaning (Bedeutung)
- 132. Metaphysics (Metaphysik)
- 133. Mineness (Jemeinigkeit)
- 134. Modernity (Neuzeit)
- 135. Moment (Augenblick)
- 136. Mood (Stimmung)
- 137. Movement (Bewegung)
- 138. Mystery (Geheimnis)
- 139. Myth (Mythos)
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- German–English Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Heidegger uses the expression “the matter” (die Sache) to indicate what philosophy should be concerned with. In particular, the phrase “the matter of thinking” (die Sache des Denkens) is shorthand for the object of philosophical thinking.
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- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon , pp. 477 - 478Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021