Hubert Dreyfus on Husserl and Heidegger: Section 5

In contrast to empiricist and rationalist traditions, existentialism proposes and orderless world, vaguely hostile, where people choose their character goals, have an obligation only to "authentic," and may only observe the truth (reality) in moments of anxiety. In this program, University of California, Berkeley philosopher Herbert Dreyfus traces the roots of existentialism from Edmund Husserl's School of Phenomenology, to his pupil Martin Heidegger's theories of das Sein, the threefold structure of activity, authenticity, and nihilism. Dreyfus relates the philosophies of both en to present-day schools of thought.

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[flame0430]

Wow, I'm going to have to watch this one soon, best of the series, huh?

[vertex21]

I disagree. Don't you think that it hurts Satre's project that he thinks he's understood Heidegger, but ends up endorsing exactly what Heidegger is trying to overcome?

The Letter on Humanism really illustrates how Satre doesn't even get above the essentia/existentia dichotomy.

I still like some of his literature though...

[Sgirardacus]

I think Sartre deserves more credit than is given here. Especially his ideas on authenticity and bad faith.

[ghandi8749]

Wow they just skipped over Sartre, which is a major disappointment.

[dantean]

From what year is this?

[Pulchism]

This one was pretty sharp. Dreyfus seems like a bit of a legend.

[yukaigrrl921]

The very end is so hilarious yet epic.

[TheAlby21]

@flame0430

Absolutely the best of the series. Never has Heidegger been so clearly explained on film. Thank you a million times.

[russellkua]

ah hah. philosophical bitchiness.

[bleon8st]

@Sgirardacus Sartre surrendered to materialism.

[frommbuk1]

I wondered how long it would take to get to the obvious fact, overlooked by existentialists, that we are not free-floating intellects but embodied creatures, for want of a better word. Has there ever been a human being who wanted to be miserable, or alone, or unloved, or cold, wet, hungry, depressed... and so on? We know that there are specific human needs, common to all cultures, times and places which each culture attempts to satisf in its way. In brief, read Erich Fromm.

[LooksAeterna]

I don't get Heidegger at all. He seems to be bent on thinking about precisely that which is not the domain of thinking about. Hence the horrible verbal gymnastics and the deplorable French school of con artistry a la Derridard etc.