Dwelling is not primarily inhabiting but taking care of and creating that space within which something comes into its own and flourishes.
Martin HeideggerRead
Making itself intelligible is suicide for philosophy.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Philosophy often deals with complex ideas that may not conform to conventional understanding.
Heidegger suggests that if philosophy were to simplify its ideas to make them easily understandable, it would lose its essence and depth. True philosophical inquiry often delves into complexities and ambiguities that challenge conventional thought, and to clarify these too much could negate the very purpose and richness of philosophical exploration.
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In practice
Example use cases
In a lecture about the nature of philosophy, one might quote Heidegger to emphasize the importance of exploring difficult concepts.
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