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Martin Heidegger
Martin Heidegger

German philosopher and a pioneer of existentialism, known for works such as 'Being and Time'. more

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“As long as human labor power, and, consequently, life itself, remain articles of sale and purchase, of exploitation and robbery, the principle of the “sacredness of human life” remains a shameful lie, uttered with the object of keeping the oppressed slaves in their chains.”

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