The Carnap-Heidegger Debate: Seeking Precision, Not “An Attitude Towards Life”
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Kehan Chen
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This research paper explores the debate between Martin Heidegger and Rudolf Carnap starting from their meeting in Davos in 1929, epitomizing two contradictory views on the essence of philosophy, which lie at the heart of the split between Continental and Analytic philosophy. This seemingly inconsequential intellectual disputation ultimately served as a significant turning point in history, with influence extending far beyond the philosophical world into the way people think in many areas of life, including changes in fields such as literature, education, and finance.
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