Well, it was only *part* of my generous interpretation of Heidegger. And
tht post included none of my pitiless interpretation, which has occupied
my thoughts in abundance.
Regards,
Tom Blancato
On Tue, 12 Mar 1996 AB422@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Thanks tblan(?) for your "generous interpretation." As a relatively new
> student to Heideggerian thought your generous reading and focus on "thinking"
> enlivens my spirit. The phrase "wicked nazi" on this mailing list saddened
> me. Nazism, yes, is wicked, but heidegger as a wicked man?? Why does his
> biography play such an important role? I certainly don't want to invalidate
> the lived experience of those persecuted by nazis in Germany then or any
> political oppression alive today (against any isms) but/and I also find
> myself giving a generous reading to Heidegger. That is my own query. And that
> seems different from my work in studying Heideggerian philosophy. The focus
> on thinking as Dasein and what is in the self-showing--the showing and
> concealment--the opening to aletheia as thinking moves my spirit immensely...
> I'm not saying this very well...Mostly, I just want to say "thanks tblan" and
> I hope wickedness will not dominate this mailing list. Thanks for your
> re-turn to "thinking."
>
> dgg
>
>
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tht post included none of my pitiless interpretation, which has occupied
my thoughts in abundance.
Regards,
Tom Blancato
On Tue, 12 Mar 1996 AB422@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Thanks tblan(?) for your "generous interpretation." As a relatively new
> student to Heideggerian thought your generous reading and focus on "thinking"
> enlivens my spirit. The phrase "wicked nazi" on this mailing list saddened
> me. Nazism, yes, is wicked, but heidegger as a wicked man?? Why does his
> biography play such an important role? I certainly don't want to invalidate
> the lived experience of those persecuted by nazis in Germany then or any
> political oppression alive today (against any isms) but/and I also find
> myself giving a generous reading to Heidegger. That is my own query. And that
> seems different from my work in studying Heideggerian philosophy. The focus
> on thinking as Dasein and what is in the self-showing--the showing and
> concealment--the opening to aletheia as thinking moves my spirit immensely...
> I'm not saying this very well...Mostly, I just want to say "thanks tblan" and
> I hope wickedness will not dominate this mailing list. Thanks for your
> re-turn to "thinking."
>
> dgg
>
>
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