Marilynn, James,
The German "Was heisst Denken" itself allows different readings.
In the prima facie reading "What is called thinking?" one
recognizes the metaphysical question "What is..."
In the book, Heidegger identifies the same metaphysical thinking
in its endphase (Nietzsche), with nachstellen, preying, bringing
conflicting power under control, as the way a perspective solidifies
itself in order to extend its power.
GOING THROUGH the metaphysical necessity that is behind Nietzsche's
will-to-power, one might be able (willing) to hear a different tone
in the question. A tone that is all-decisive, because the subject,
the what-about of the question, is changed by it.
Not thinking ('preying') is the primarily asked for ('preyed') in the
formula "What is thinking?", but that which calls for thinking.
"The origin of thinking lies for this same thinking in the dark" - this
lying in the dark is how it 'heisst', orders, comes-to thinking as Andenken.
An ordering, however, and as we can see, not by power, but by offering a
chance, that can be taken or neglected.
This all looks probably labored, but that's part of the game: once one
gets accustomed to the change of tone, and of subject (also the agent
of thinking), it all turns around.
Something like that MUST happen, folks, otherwise one would never
get out (of the desert).
(or one must prefer Jud's humanism, which, as can be witnessed, is just racism)
rene
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Verzonden: dinsdag 12 oktober 2004 11:18
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Onderwerp: Re: a textual question in the midst
Thank you, Marilynn.
Marilynn Lawrence <pronoia@xxxxxxx> skrev den Sat, 09 Oct 2004 13:51:50
-0400:
>> James
>>
>> P.S. Is "what calls for thinking" also "what is called thinking?" ["Was
>> heisst Denken?"]
>>
>
> "What calls for thinking?" is the name given (in Krell's collection of
> translations - "Basic Writings") for a section of Was Heisst Denken,
> tr. by
> J. Glenn Gray as "What is Called Thinking?"
>
> Marilynn
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The German "Was heisst Denken" itself allows different readings.
In the prima facie reading "What is called thinking?" one
recognizes the metaphysical question "What is..."
In the book, Heidegger identifies the same metaphysical thinking
in its endphase (Nietzsche), with nachstellen, preying, bringing
conflicting power under control, as the way a perspective solidifies
itself in order to extend its power.
GOING THROUGH the metaphysical necessity that is behind Nietzsche's
will-to-power, one might be able (willing) to hear a different tone
in the question. A tone that is all-decisive, because the subject,
the what-about of the question, is changed by it.
Not thinking ('preying') is the primarily asked for ('preyed') in the
formula "What is thinking?", but that which calls for thinking.
"The origin of thinking lies for this same thinking in the dark" - this
lying in the dark is how it 'heisst', orders, comes-to thinking as Andenken.
An ordering, however, and as we can see, not by power, but by offering a
chance, that can be taken or neglected.
This all looks probably labored, but that's part of the game: once one
gets accustomed to the change of tone, and of subject (also the agent
of thinking), it all turns around.
Something like that MUST happen, folks, otherwise one would never
get out (of the desert).
(or one must prefer Jud's humanism, which, as can be witnessed, is just racism)
rene
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: owner-heidegger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-heidegger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]Namens James
Garrabrant
Verzonden: dinsdag 12 oktober 2004 11:18
Aan: heidegger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Onderwerp: Re: a textual question in the midst
Thank you, Marilynn.
Marilynn Lawrence <pronoia@xxxxxxx> skrev den Sat, 09 Oct 2004 13:51:50
-0400:
>> James
>>
>> P.S. Is "what calls for thinking" also "what is called thinking?" ["Was
>> heisst Denken?"]
>>
>
> "What calls for thinking?" is the name given (in Krell's collection of
> translations - "Basic Writings") for a section of Was Heisst Denken,
> tr. by
> J. Glenn Gray as "What is Called Thinking?"
>
> Marilynn
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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