The Four Epochs of Being

Heidegger's history of metaphysics — each epoch conceals what the previous revealed

For Heidegger, Being has a history. It doesn't change, but the way it shows itself — and conceals itself — has shifted four times. Each epoch opens a world and, in doing so, forgets what came before.

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