Heidegger, part 1

Entitled Opinions
Robert Harrison talks with Andrew Mitchell about Martin Heidegger.

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/mitchell.html

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[Israe5l]

@SteffanLlwyd Are they Nietzsche-esque? Read some Nietzsche then. I don't know who else is omnipotent, except God. I am not sure reading the Bible will help in that case.

[SteffanLlwyd]

@Israe5l I accept that. Even now I can see inclinations in colleagues that are fascistic, especially omnipotent behaviour. What does one say to them?

[Israe5l]

@SteffanLlwyd Nothing or Being. Silence or Language. The East or the West. I am not sure in the West that we live, we can settle this without having a dialogue about it. And because of it is "off-the-scale" that is the very reason we should discuss it. It gives a category that are significant. A new language that we need to struggle.

[SteffanLlwyd]

@Israe5l It was such an evil that it bankrupts language just trying to discuss it. Kind of off-the-scale.

[Israe5l]

@SteffanLlwyd Nazi...I know its a evil thing. But what came out of it? It is done and over. So now what perspective should we take. By studying the holocaust we will learn what is evil. And we will not repeat it. Perhaps with Christianity we have defined what is individual evil (the idea of heaven and hell). But with holocaust we have learned social evil.

[Israe5l]

@SteffanLlwyd I think I am not argueing for "plural" anything. In fact I am argueing for a rough dualism. Negative is opposite of positive. As simple as that. There is something about 2 that we can not get away from. So I will not go for the "four" voices, as it is. But doesn't mean dualism is the only thing. Its just "rough". Maybe I will go along with the "clumsy".

[SteffanLlwyd]

@Israe5l Thanks for your reply. I agree that appreciation (and use of 'plural rationalities') may be beneficial. My favourite version of this argument is known as Cultural Theory (note capital C and T). It proposes 'clumsy solutions' developed out of a dialogue between four voices: the hierarchical, egalitarian, fatalistic and individualistic. Look out for Michael Thompson's Youtube vid. Let us know what you think...

[Israe5l]

@SteffanLlwyd First, big chunk of the last century philosophy was about how to deal with negativity. Because, it seems as though now we are not going to live without it.

Another word for "negativity" is "sensitize". By learning different philosophy and perspective we begin to live with and treat others about their pain in much more detached way. "Detached" is a good thing (much like objectivity). The doctor should not get sick while treating his patients. (Or should he?)

[SteffanLlwyd]

I find it hard to take lectures about exploitation from a guy who was a Nazi and who heaped praise on the Party (machine).

[TheDavid2222]

I find this to be much more interesting than analytic philosophy. But that's just me I guess.