The rectorate address talked of the new awakening. The Nietzsche lectures
(c. 36-41) are the self-styled site of his philosophical confrontation with
Nazism which changes from the early optimism concerning the possibilities
of will to power through to the apocalyptic pessimism of the critique of
that nihilist will to will which orders itself in willing.
The problem of technology which occupies so much of his later thinking
comes out of this critique of Nazism where will to will becomes mere
machination. From this strange perspective democracy, communism and fascism
are 'essentially' the same, and the death camps are no different from
intensive farming practises!
But then he links the 'inner truth and greatness' of National Socialism to
the problem concerning technology (in the disputed 1950's editorial
addition to the 'Intro to metaphysics'). Finally, in the Spiegel interview
he doubts whether democracy is capable of coming to terms with
technological nihilism and goes on to say that the Nazi's, although 'too
limited in their thinking', at least went in the right direction...?
Given this version of textual events how close is the 'saving power' to the
inner truth and greatness of Heidegger's ontologically informed 'private
doctrine' of Nazism? What kind of ethical-ontologial abyss are we
approaching here?
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The F=FChrer alone is the present and future German reality and its law....
Heil Hitler!
Martin Heidegger, c. 1934
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Malcolm Riddoch
Murdoch University
Western Australia
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(c. 36-41) are the self-styled site of his philosophical confrontation with
Nazism which changes from the early optimism concerning the possibilities
of will to power through to the apocalyptic pessimism of the critique of
that nihilist will to will which orders itself in willing.
The problem of technology which occupies so much of his later thinking
comes out of this critique of Nazism where will to will becomes mere
machination. From this strange perspective democracy, communism and fascism
are 'essentially' the same, and the death camps are no different from
intensive farming practises!
But then he links the 'inner truth and greatness' of National Socialism to
the problem concerning technology (in the disputed 1950's editorial
addition to the 'Intro to metaphysics'). Finally, in the Spiegel interview
he doubts whether democracy is capable of coming to terms with
technological nihilism and goes on to say that the Nazi's, although 'too
limited in their thinking', at least went in the right direction...?
Given this version of textual events how close is the 'saving power' to the
inner truth and greatness of Heidegger's ontologically informed 'private
doctrine' of Nazism? What kind of ethical-ontologial abyss are we
approaching here?
************************************************
The F=FChrer alone is the present and future German reality and its law....
Heil Hitler!
Martin Heidegger, c. 1934
************************************************
Malcolm Riddoch
Murdoch University
Western Australia
--- from list heidegger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---