Re: Heidegger and Greek...

Also see Heidegger's Interview with Der Spiegel, "Only a God Can Save
Us," Heidegger's Rectoral Address, and Derrida's Of Spirit.

On Mon, 5 Feb 1996, Martin Baeuerle wrote:

> > Date: Sun, 04 Feb 1996 18:42:37 -0500
> > From: Nicklas Lundblad <nicklas.lundblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Heidegger and Greek...
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> > Did Heidegger ever claim that
> > german had this quality? I think he did, but I can't seem to remember where,
> > so I would be grateful for a passage to quote :)
> >
> > Howdy.
> >
> > Nick
>
> Hi,
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> Heidegger actually did claim that. His point was that only German is
> as complex as greek in its means to express the deepness of thought.
> His argument pointed to grammar and semantics. I have no particular
> reference in mind now, but I think he said that in "Unterwegs zur
> Sprache", "Wegmarken" and in some of the lectures. The idea ist not particularly
> Heideggerian, since this was a common topic in german idealism and
> romanticism. Fichte e. g. thought german philosophy was the legitimate heir
> to the greeks, thats why he felt justified to call it
> "Wissenschaftslehre". Language was one of the major reasons why.
>
> ciao
> Martin
> Martin Baeuerle
> Sprachlernzentrum Universitaet Bonn
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