> So far as I know, Faulkner is right about Heidegger's not having
> examined Bacon's writings closely. Does anyone have any information to
> the contrary? And does anyone have any comments on Faulkner's criticism
> of Heidegger's diagnosis of the origins of modernity?
It's hard to see how Bacon's "self-conscious plan" presents any difficulty.
I suppose Heidegger would say: How could have Bacon conceived of his plan
if he hadn't already forgotten Being? Didn't his forgetfulness of Being
already make him "self-conscious"?
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> examined Bacon's writings closely. Does anyone have any information to
> the contrary? And does anyone have any comments on Faulkner's criticism
> of Heidegger's diagnosis of the origins of modernity?
It's hard to see how Bacon's "self-conscious plan" presents any difficulty.
I suppose Heidegger would say: How could have Bacon conceived of his plan
if he hadn't already forgotten Being? Didn't his forgetfulness of Being
already make him "self-conscious"?
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