Jan,
It depends what you mean by Nazi. Heidegger was (whether you like it
or not) a member of the National Socialist Party from 1933 onwards.
At the end of Introduction to Metaphysics he says about National
Socialism, "this great movement"... If you want to deny factual
evidence then that's fine but even the most stalt defenders of
Heidegger's philosophy (such as myself) would admit this much. If
you fail to do so I don't think any non-Heideggerians will give you a
chance, nor should they. You can believe that Heidegger wasn't a
Nazi, but isn't this as dangerous as all those concentration camp
deniers? Don't romantise the guy just cause you dig his thinking.
Also, if you've studied Heidegger thoroughly you should know that
Heidegger would NEVER have left Germany - in fact it would not only
have been contrary to all his thinking but the fact that he stayed
makes his work authentic.
The main question then is not why he stayed or didn't chuck in
his subscription but why he remained silent about the Holocaust
(since he lectured on Nietzche throughout the war and was banned from
teaching by the allies after the war). Heidegger's "silence" is of
course well commented on (Sallis, Zimmerman, Haar, Derrida etc, etc)
Ecc
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It depends what you mean by Nazi. Heidegger was (whether you like it
or not) a member of the National Socialist Party from 1933 onwards.
At the end of Introduction to Metaphysics he says about National
Socialism, "this great movement"... If you want to deny factual
evidence then that's fine but even the most stalt defenders of
Heidegger's philosophy (such as myself) would admit this much. If
you fail to do so I don't think any non-Heideggerians will give you a
chance, nor should they. You can believe that Heidegger wasn't a
Nazi, but isn't this as dangerous as all those concentration camp
deniers? Don't romantise the guy just cause you dig his thinking.
Also, if you've studied Heidegger thoroughly you should know that
Heidegger would NEVER have left Germany - in fact it would not only
have been contrary to all his thinking but the fact that he stayed
makes his work authentic.
The main question then is not why he stayed or didn't chuck in
his subscription but why he remained silent about the Holocaust
(since he lectured on Nietzche throughout the war and was banned from
teaching by the allies after the war). Heidegger's "silence" is of
course well commented on (Sallis, Zimmerman, Haar, Derrida etc, etc)
Ecc
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