"Ignoring not only the sciences but the whole of the Western tradition since Plato caused Heidegger to remain too caught up in traditional metaphysics, from which only self-reflection could bring release."
— Martin Heidegger

January 1, 1970

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Ralph Wiggershaus (1995). The Frankfurt School: Its History, Theories, and Political Significance Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought, MIT Press, p. 595.