Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 15:11:28 EST
Subject: Re: Heidegger in Germany


I just joined this group so I apologize if I come in with something already
discussed, etc. I had one thought about this question of Heidegger's "wrong
turn' or this area where questions need to be answered. I believe Adorno has
an essay (having nothing to do directly with H) in which he touches on how
thinking and opinions are shaped by the relations of domination. To live under
false social conditions will already infect one prior to any specific content.
Heidegger certainly can be judged in his relationship with Husserl it seeems
to me, but his political relationships seem almost too polluted by the social
circumstances of the era to ever be unravelled. It occurs to me how difficult
it is to attribute anything like causal or clear connections between the
forces of history and any philosopher. Obviously, almost paradoxically, there
are connections...and that is what philosophy often is about. It is just
weighing and examining as history continues. I teach theatre (and write plays)
and on this personal level H remains a constant touchstone for navigating
through a continually worsening cultural landscape.


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