On Fri, 29 Sep 1995, Tom Blancato wrote, and surely correctly, when he said:
>
> There is no hope that I can see that a "philosophy of
> authenticity" can intrinsically free one from the dangers of
> falling into Nazism or concomitant bad rationalizations. I'm
> forced to conclude here that any philosophy of authenticity
> is still a regional ontology.
>
But the question is, might the philosohpy of authenticity provide a
rationlizatino for joining the Nazis and become part of the army that
killed so many? I suspect it could. I hope no one draws a conclusion
from this that we should avoid reading and appreciating his insights.
Many philosophies can rationalize killing, and have done so. It's more
important to notice that it COULD be used this way.
..Lois Shawver
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