University of Tabriz Journal of Philosophical Investigations 2251-7960 19 52 2025 11 22 Heidegger's Version of Humanism and his Critique of it Heidegger's Version of Humanism and his Critique of it 59 76 19881 10.22034/jpiut.2025.66925.4079 FA Seyyed Masoud Zamani Assistant Professor of Western Philosophy Department, Iranian Institute of Philosophy, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2025 04 22 The question concerning humanism ask we from Martin Heidegger, who has that about a famous Text: Biref über den Humanismus. The Text contains a historical version that about, that is important for our Iranian, because it can help to overcoming of our misunderstandings of Humanism. Anyway, both Heidegger's historical version and critique must be understood as parts of his philosophy. After a general preface about Humanism and an introduction to the importance of Heidegger's discussion on it, the first part represents his historical version, that which is not much different from the common understanding of the western popular intellectuals. Heidegger in his historical discussion stress its Romano-Greek essence, which emerges in Italian humanism of 14-15^th century, in German second Humanism in 19th century and metaphysics of Marx, Christianity, Husserl and Sartre. The second part briefly describes Heidegger's critique of Humanism, which is based on his totally special understanding of metaphysics. The main pillar of Heidegger's historical-philosophical critique on metaphysics is heir based on the common understanding of human Being in it: "man is animal rational". Humanism and metaphysics need at the same time each other necessarily. The question concerning humanism ask we from Martin Heidegger, who has that about a famous Text: Biref über den Humanismus. The Text contains a historical version that about, that is important for our Iranian, because it can help to overcoming of our misunderstandings of Humanism. Anyway, both Heidegger's historical version and critique must be understood as parts of his philosophy. After a general preface about Humanism and an introduction to the importance of Heidegger's discussion on it, the first part represents his historical version, that which is not much different from the common understanding of the western popular intellectuals. Heidegger in his historical discussion stress its Romano-Greek essence, which emerges in Italian humanism of 14-15^th century, in German second Humanism in 19th century and metaphysics of Marx, Christianity, Husserl and Sartre. The second part briefly describes Heidegger's critique of Humanism, which is based on his totally special understanding of metaphysics. The main pillar of Heidegger's historical-philosophical critique on metaphysics is heir based on the common understanding of human Being in it: "man is animal rational". Humanism and metaphysics need at the same time each other necessarily. https://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_19881_3642990486c8aef2366f238caa20cdae.pdf