From: "Prof. Dr. Rafael Capurro" <capurro-AT-hbi-stuttgart.de>
Subject: Re: Heidegger in Germany
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 21:24:06 +0100


henk:
>the necessity of racism ("Rassenpflege" as he calls it; cf. GA69).


sorry but this is rubbish! at least as it suggests (to me) H. is defending
the _Rassenpflege_. But in GA 69 (p. 70: _Rassen-pflege ist eine
machtmaessige Massnahme_  and p. 223)  H. is (1939-40) constantly
criticizing the Wille zur Macht, Machenschaften etc. including all kinds of
socialisms, nationalisms, racisms etc. Just take the book and read (tolle
lege) (also about macht and gewalt, pp. 76 incl. brutality)

p. 58:
Zu entscheiden ist: ob _Helden_ das Seiende noch uebermachten_ und ihm
erliegen oder ob die _Weisheit_ in das Seyn sich fuegt.
(to decide: whether _heroes_ become masters of beings and therefore succumb
or _wisdom_ bows to Being)
Michael can provide  better translation.
My interpretation: bowing to Being is not obedience to a fatum but just the
contrary, become aware of what is no predictable, it is, as H. immediately
says, Questioning (das Fragen), it is not God  oder the Highest, but, the
_abyss_. This is a _metaphysic_ _de-cision_ to which H. is calling for.
cheers
rafael



Heidegger is in no way a member of the German resistance against Htiler.
And is personally responsible for all his thoughts and actions that seem
to condone National Socialism.

This does not mean that all of Heidegger's thinking is National
Socialist. The foundations of Western thinking are those of Heidegger
and also of National Socialism. Damnation of Heidegger is always also a
damnation of these foundations. And in that sense Habermas's damnation
of Heidegger comes from the inside.

The thought that there is an inner truth and greatness in Heidegger's
thought that is not immediatly there for everyone - outsiders - to see,
is a typical Heideggerian (and Western?) one.

Kindest regards,
Henk




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