At the very least you have to give him credit for the ambition of his project. A philosophy of “Being” is like trying to describe what is is.
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Replying to @becomeother @EPoe187
The ambition of Heidegger's philosophy was so far removed from its actuality that it would be like giving Hitler credit for his ambition of trying to create a better world.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @EPoe187
I can’t claim to be super familiar with Heidegger, but didn’t he bring philosophy back down to earth? We’re embedded in the world and have to relate to our mortality in authentic way. This is just common sense.
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Judge his work on its own merits, not his political affiliations. That’s just like SJW logic, that the whole work is tainted because they’re “problematic.”
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Replying to @becomeother @EPoe187
I'm judging his work on its own merits, and on its own merits, it's shit.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @EPoe187
How much Heidegger have you read? I’ve read his Intro to Metaphysics, and it seemed like a very serious attempt to grapple with questions philosophers have contemplated for thousands of years.
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I had to write an essay on Being & Time. I found the whole concept of dasein to be impenetrable obscurantist nonsense. But I'm happy to hear why you think it's not.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @EPoe187
I haven't made it very far into B&T yet, but my view is that Dasein is very simple: just the kind of being that we humans have in the world. As opposed to animals, we are aware of our own mortality, and we can make choices that are more or less authentic.
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For me, Heidegger makes the most sense when contrasted with the opposite of this. Look at the world of strip malls and slick ads, everything promising techno-utopia. Is there a clearer example of an *inauthentic* relationship to mortality and what it means to be human?
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We are a culture in deep denial of death, where you are constantly compelled to be an "individual" like all other "individuals" (usually through consumption choices). Regardless of what you think of Heidegger, taking seriously the questions he asks means stepping back from this.
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Your explanations of him exploring an authentic relationship to mortality make him sound like a knock-off Kierkegaard.
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal @EPoe187
I've only read Fear & Trembling, but it was during my peak atheism phase and I couldn't figure out what was so important about Abraham and Isaac. I think I kind of get now the theme of struggling with loyalty vs making an obvious ethical decision.
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