On Tue, 24 Oct 1995, Martin Weatherston wrote:
> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 12:57:43 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Martin Weatherston <mweather@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Philip J. McFarland" <mcfarlnd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: heidegger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Caring-for, and Dasein
>
> I always understood that Heidegger resigned his membership in the
> Nazi party when he resigned the rectorate. Is this not so?
>
No. He paid his dues until the bitter end. This may or may not mean a
lot (someone mentioned bureaucratic terrorism), but he did continue to
wear his swastika at public functions at least until 1936 according to
Loewith.
Chris
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> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 12:57:43 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Martin Weatherston <mweather@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Philip J. McFarland" <mcfarlnd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: heidegger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Caring-for, and Dasein
>
> I always understood that Heidegger resigned his membership in the
> Nazi party when he resigned the rectorate. Is this not so?
>
No. He paid his dues until the bitter end. This may or may not mean a
lot (someone mentioned bureaucratic terrorism), but he did continue to
wear his swastika at public functions at least until 1936 according to
Loewith.
Chris
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