1. The belief that Heidegger could be a complete rat & also a great philosopher rests on a particularly modern view of philosophy.
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2. For the ancients, a philosopher was not a job title but a way of life. The philosopher is one who lives the philosophic life.
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3. The story of Socrates' death was the proof of his authenticity as a philosopher & the sanction of the philosophic life
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4. Socrates' willingness to drink the Hemlock, like Christ's crucifixion, was proof that he was willing to both live & die for his beliefs.
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5. For the ancients, stories about a philosopher's life & daily habits were inseparable from records of philosopher's teaching.
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6. The modern understanding of philosophy is that it's a skill set, the ability to use a particular language & engage a particular tradition
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7. A disembodied & instrumental view of philosophy leads to the paradox of the greatest philosopher of modernity being a complete stinker.
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8. Irony of all this is that Heidegger thought he was resisting very disembodied & instrumental view of philosophy he exemplified.
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