TYLA: Martin Heidegger's Philosophy and Its Contemporary Significance

Author name:NGUYEN VAN TRUONG

Thesis title:Martin Heidegger's Philosophy and Its Contemporary Significance

Dissertation field: Philosophy

Major: Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism

Code: 62 22 03 02

Name of the postgraduate training unit: University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi

1. Purpose and research objects of the thesis

1.1. Research purpose

Systematically analyze the basic contents of M.Heidegger's philosophy, thereby clarifying its values, limitations and current significance.

1.2 Research subjects

The main research object of the thesis is the basic contents of M.Heidegger's philosophy and its current significance.

2. Research methods used

The thesis uses the methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, the Marxist method of studying the history of philosophy. At the same time, the thesis also uses research methods such as analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, history and logic, comparison, generalization and textual methods.

3. Main results and conclusions

3.1. Main results

Firstly, the author of the thesis has summarized: 1) Research works related to the conditions and premises leading to the birth of M.Heidegger's philosophical thought; 2) Research works related to the content of M.Heidegger's philosophical thought and 3) Research works related to the current significance of M.Heidegger's philosophy for the world in general and in Vietnam in particular. Based on the study of those research works, the author of the thesis has made comments and assessments on the results achieved by previous works and the issues raised for his thesis topic.

Second, the author of the thesis analyzed and pointed out the conditions and premises that led to the birth of M.Heidegger's philosophical thought. In which, the author of the thesis analyzed the life and career of M.Heidegger as subjective premises for the birth of his philosophy; Next are the objective conditions of socio-economics, cultural context and theoretical premises. In particular, the author of the thesis emphasized the socio-economic conditions of Germany at that time - the land that directly formed M.Heidegger's philosophical thought.

Third, the author of the thesis analyzed the basic contents of M.Heidegger's philosophical thought. In particular, in this chapter, the author of the thesis pointed out the starting point and the essential problem of M.Heidegger's philosophy based on Ontology as a doctrine of human beings and human existence, from which it determines the way of human existence; and determines the existential ethics in each person. Besides, also in chapter 3, the author of the thesis also pointed out the ideological aspects in Heidegger's philosophy of truth and language.

Fourthly, based on the analysis of the basic contents of M.Heidegger's philosophy, in the fourth chapter, the author of the thesis has analyzed and clarified the values, limitations and influences of M.Heidegger's philosophy. From there, the author of the thesis analyzes the current significance of M.Heidegger's philosophy through its contents for the world in general and for Vietnam in particular.

3.2. Conclusion

Through the analysis, the author of the thesis finds that M.Heidegger's philosophy was born as a protest against the existing society that emphasizes rationality; as a fierce reaction to the widespread enslavement of people; as alarm bells, warnings for the excessively rational and scientific lifestyle that forgets the meaning of individual life, forgets the true human values ​​and the ego in each person. Therefore, in his philosophy, facing the current social situation, M.Heidegger urgently calls on people to return to their true way of existence, to return to themselves, to their existential selves, to free and creative people; people who dare to do and dare to take responsibility; people with conscience, dreams and ambitions to build a better society. Despite some limitations, M. Heidegger's philosophy deserves to be honored and absorbed to a certain extent to add to human culture in general, to the advanced culture with strong identity in Vietnam and Vietnamese ideology in particular. Besides, those values ​​are also valuable sources of reference for us to develop Vietnamese people comprehensively in accordance with the trend of the times.

SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS

The author's name:Nguyen Van Truong

Thesis title:Martin Heidegger's Philosophy and its current significance  

Scientific branch of the thesis: Philosophy

Major: Dialectical materialism and historical materialism

Code: 62 22 03 02

The name of postgraduate training institution: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University

1. The purpose and subject of the thesis

1.1. The purpose ofthesis

The purpose of the thesis is to scientifically analyze the basic contents of M. Heidegger's Philosophy, thereby to clarify its current values, limitations and current significance.

1.2.Ssubject of the thesis

Subject of the thesis is Martin Heidegger's Philosophy and its current significance.

2. The research methods

The thesis uses the methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, Marxist method of studying history of philosophy. At the same time, the thesis also uses research methods such as analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, historical and logical method, comparison, generalization, and hermeneutic method.

3. Main results and conclusions

3.1. The main results

Firstly, the author of the thesis overviews: 1) The research works related to the conditions and prerequisites for the philosophy of M.Heidegger; 2) The research works related to the contents of M.Heidegger's philosophy and 3) The research works related to the current significance of M.Heidegger philosophy for the world in general and for Vietnam in particular. Thanks to those research, the author of the thesis makes comments and evaluations on the results that previous works have done and the problems posed for his thesis topic.

Secondly, the author of the thesis analyzes and points out the conditions and prerequisites for the formation of M.Heidegger's philosophy. Here the author of the thesis analyzes the life and works of M.Heidegger as subjective premises for the formation of his philosophy and objective conditions of socio-economic, cultural context and theoretical premises for it. In particular, the author of the thesis focuses on the socio-economic conditions of Germany at that time where Heidegger's philosophy was formed.

Thirdly, the author of the thesis analyzes the basic contents of the philosophy of M.Heidegger. Especially in this chapter, the author of the thesis gives the starting point, the nature of Heidegger's philosophy, the basis of the ontology as the doctrine of human being and human existence, the way of human being, the existential ethics concerning every human being. Besides, also in chapter 3, the author also points out aspects of Heidegger's philosophy on truth and language.

Finally, on the basis of analyzing the main contents of M.Heidegger's philosophy, in the fourth chapter, the author of the thesis analyzes the values, limitations, and influences of M.Heidegger philosophy. From here, the author of the thesis clarifies the current significance of M.Heideidegger's philosophy through its contents to the world in general and to Vietnam in particular.

3.2.Conclusions

Through the above analysis, the author of the thesis believes that the formation of M.Heidegger's philosophy manifests resistance against the existing society that promotes rationality; it is the harsh reaction to enslavement to people in a common way, and a warning to an excessively rationalistic and scientific form of life that forgets the meaning of an individual's life and the true humanistic values ​​as well as the ego in every person.

So in his philosophy, in the face of the existing social reality, Heidegger urges all people to return to their true way of human being, to return to themselves, to their existentialist human beings with freedom, creativity and willingness "dare to do and dare to take responsibility"; to people who have conscience, dreams, ambitions to build a better society.

Despite some limitations, values ​​of M.Heidegger's philosophy deserve to be honorable and inherited to a certain extent to complement the human culture in general, and the advanced culture with the identities of the Vietnamese nation and the Vietnamese thoughts in particular. In addition, those values ​​are also a valuable source of reference to develop Vietnamese people comprehensively in accordance with the trends of the contemporary world.