▁Pers u asion ; ▁that ▁is , ▁self - pos session . ▁Res ignation ▁and ▁adapt ing ▁ones elf ▁to ▁the ▁world , ▁for ▁Michel sta ed ter , ▁is ▁the ▁true ▁death . ▁ ▁His ▁thought ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁He ide g ger ▁in ▁philosophy , ▁of ▁W itt gen stein ▁in ▁the ▁critique ▁of ▁language , ▁of ▁Der r ida ▁in ▁herm ene ut ics . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁phases ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁his ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁– ▁his ▁university ▁years ▁– ▁Michel sta ed ter ’ s ▁thought ▁was ▁character ized ▁by ▁a ▁dec ad ent , ▁“ D ann un z ian ” ▁influence , ▁al beit ▁with ▁constant ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁individual ▁and ▁society , ▁to ▁everything ▁social ▁that ▁imp edes ▁the ▁individual ’ s ▁expression ▁of ▁singular ity . ▁ ▁From ▁late ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁through ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Michel sta ed ter ▁made ▁a ▁key ▁contribution ▁in ▁Europe ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁trag ic ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁means ▁of ▁salv aging ▁an ▁im man ent ▁meaning , ▁a ▁resist ant ▁centre ▁to ▁the ▁“ c ris is ▁of ▁the ▁found ations ” ▁that ▁had ▁transformed ▁existence . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Michel sta ed ter ▁added ▁his ▁voice ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁Hen rik ▁Ib sen , ▁Otto ▁We ining er , ▁Sci pio ▁S lat aper