Abstract
A statement is true if it corresponds to reality. However, this agreement presupposes a practical engagement with the world, which is how things are made intelligible. This paper argues that truth is not a fixed property, but rather a way of revealing. This truth, an ongoing process of unconcealment is traced through Heidegger’s works. Firstly, Truth in Being and Time (1962) establishes that a true assertion must allow an entity to reveal itself as it is through direct experience. Secondly, truth, the thing in its unconcealed state, has an additional component in On the Essence of Truth (1998), as it is argued that every form of revealing is inherently tied to concealment. Thirdly, in Contributions to Philosophy (Of the Event) (2012), suggests that each historical period discovers its own form of truth. Fourthly, in coherence to the previous chapter, the modern age is described in The Age of the World Picture (1997) as a period where entities, and the world, are reduced as something that is set before us as a calculable object. Finally, in The Question Concerning Technology (1977), synthesizes the discussion, arguing that technology is a dominant mode of revealing that challenges all entities, including humans and nature, to mere resources. Consequently, this orientation leads us to overlook aspects of existence that are unfathomable. However, to overcome this shortcoming, a free relation to technology should be established, whereby humanity is aware of the risks technology poses and appeal to more profound ways that meaning can appear in the world.