Michael,
Thanks. "Uninteresting" was a poor choice of words. It is extremely
interesting. From what you said, however, I still see it being more
interesting from the standpointy of what Heidegger had to say about "leader"
(etc.) and not from how his own ethics may have been incorporated into his
work (ie, what does socialism haveto do with being-in-the-world that
egalitarianism would not have). I do like analogy but "children of a lesser
God" was not mine. Haven't even read the book. Just the Mozart was mine
and, to expand on the theme, it might be"interesting" to see how Mozart's
politics effected his music (There was a movie about it - smile). On the
other hand, if you were simply studying his music, his politics still would
not have changed any of the notes. The music would be the same. You could
make the argument (and many do) that his need for mass appeal (simplifying
greatly here) created a music that was somehow below what it might have been
(a loty of people see Mozart as a "pop" classical star). This is not an
argument against his music though. An argument against the positive features
of a philosophy must (in my opinion) stem from the philosophy. If
Heideggers socialism was integral to an understanding of his work then it
would stand to reason that, had he written it anonymously, we would still
see the socialism shining through. I do not see this and, hence, do not see
how his personal politics are important.
Although, they still do belong on a discussion list about Heidegger. :)
P.S: I was busy. I have waaaay too much free time right now. :)
-Nik
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Thanks. "Uninteresting" was a poor choice of words. It is extremely
interesting. From what you said, however, I still see it being more
interesting from the standpointy of what Heidegger had to say about "leader"
(etc.) and not from how his own ethics may have been incorporated into his
work (ie, what does socialism haveto do with being-in-the-world that
egalitarianism would not have). I do like analogy but "children of a lesser
God" was not mine. Haven't even read the book. Just the Mozart was mine
and, to expand on the theme, it might be"interesting" to see how Mozart's
politics effected his music (There was a movie about it - smile). On the
other hand, if you were simply studying his music, his politics still would
not have changed any of the notes. The music would be the same. You could
make the argument (and many do) that his need for mass appeal (simplifying
greatly here) created a music that was somehow below what it might have been
(a loty of people see Mozart as a "pop" classical star). This is not an
argument against his music though. An argument against the positive features
of a philosophy must (in my opinion) stem from the philosophy. If
Heideggers socialism was integral to an understanding of his work then it
would stand to reason that, had he written it anonymously, we would still
see the socialism shining through. I do not see this and, hence, do not see
how his personal politics are important.
Although, they still do belong on a discussion list about Heidegger. :)
P.S: I was busy. I have waaaay too much free time right now. :)
-Nik
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