Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 17:25:45 -0800
Subject: Re: Routledge Guidebook to Being and Time


> (For information, the other time was on the Foucault list). Well, I think
> this has been aired on the list before. Dreyfus' interpretation of Heidegger
> is very important, interesting, etc. BUT, it is not the sort of introduction
> to Heidegger that (say) Mulhall provides. It is something that purports to
> be an introduction, but is far more an interpretation. I know that there are
> problems in distinguishing between introduction, interpretation, etc. (and
> Heidegger says any translation is necessarily an introduction), but Mulhall
> seems a good example of the former, Dreyfus the latter.
> 
> So, my point is: if you want an introduction (a leading into, a summary
> guide to) use Mulhall, and approach Dreyfus with caution, as his is far more
> an interpretation.

I wasn't going to go into this, but since it's been opened up, why
not....  I started with Dreyfus and found quickly that it does not live
up to its praise.  The first thing that bothered me is that he spends
too much ink quoting Heidegger instead of explainging him.  I have B&T,
I can read it without Dreyfus's help.  Chapter three (on
Being-in-the-world) is when I really got frusterated.  He spends most
(ok, not _most_, but too much) of the time comparing Davidson and Searle
on intentionality....

In any case, I checked out Gelven's commentary from the library and
found it to be quite helpful.  I was going to order it from Amazon, and
I figured I might as well check to see if anyone thought there was
another thorough commentary also worth considering.

Thanks for the comments...
Ryan Stubblefield


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