Irks me that Heidegger is still classified as an Existentialist due to purposeful misreadings, like the Leftist Nietzschean nonsense.
-
-
Replying to @Logo_Daedalus
It's what bloom called the "Nietzschfication of the left or vice versa"basically with him came the package deal of art and culture critique.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PARENTSFIGHTING @Logo_Daedalus
It's a chapter in his book called "the closing of the American mind".

2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Is the book worth it? IIRC Gottfried's review was pretty negative — made Bloom sound totally paranoid about German philosophers.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Yeah it has its downsides to it, for instances his treatment of Nietzsche, you gotta remember bloom is the main disciple of Strauss
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @giantgio @AfterDemotism and
So that comes with a lot of baggage when it comes to the treatment of 19th-20th cent German philosophers.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @giantgio @AfterDemotism and
But the book is spot on in terms of how he predicted what would and is happening to modern north amerikwan academia.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Thanks! Since you mentioned Strauss, do you have a recommendation for a good book to start with him?
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
Hmmm, natural rights and history, persecution and the art of writing are both good starts. Strauss is hard to grasp in some sense, he is
-
-
Replying to @giantgio @AfterDemotism and
Intentionally misleading in some regards, his persecution thesis of philosophy is why.
0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.