Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 23:29:35 +0100
From: Jan Straathof <janstr-AT-chan.nl>
Subject: Re: Henri Lefebvre


Stuart,

thanks for the references and the short layout of Lefebvre, you wrote:

>One of the problems of that reception - it seems to me - has been that
>it has been at the neglect of his philosophical and political concerns.
>I'm writing a book on Lefebvre which tries to put these at the centre
>of the interpretation.

yes, the difference between Marx's and Heidegger's philosophical
stance is something that interest me too. I think e.g. that both have
quite a different view on the task of the philosopher. Where for
Marx "The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various
ways; the point is to change it.", Heidegger conceives the role of
the philosopher much humbler and far more cautious, cf. his phrase
"Questioning is the piety of thinking." Can you say anything more
on how you see this basic question ?

yours,
Jan




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