Subject: RE: scheme of Gelassenheit (1)
Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 17:40:33 +0200
From: "Bakker, R.B.M. de" <R.B.M.deBakker-AT-uva.nl>


Opening:
One of the conversationalists speaks out his bewilderment that
the essence/nature of man is to be found by looking AWAY FROM
man. 

The essence of man is his thinking. Traditionally thinking is:
Vorstellen - representing, conceiving. According to Kant this
thinking is something of reason itself, therefore spontaneous,
and can be characterized as willing. (wirken nach Begriffen:
work to make concepts work)

When now is said that the essence of thinking is not thinking,
what is meant is that thinking is not in the end a willing.
"I will (the) not-willing"

Not-willing is ambiguous:
1. willingly, deliberately abdicate willing
2. that which remains beyond any willing.

(2) cannot be reached unless via (1)

(the teacher stresses that the relation of (1) and (2) is
 something by which he is adressed, called)

"The transition from willing (in)to Gelassenheit seems to be
the difficulty."

Why? Because, as can be seen in Eckhart, Gelassenheit can also
be thought *within* willing. But what has Gelassenheit to do with
willing when thinking is willing? Answer: nothing. It is not
conceivable, not even with the best will, because it is the will
that is the hindrance.

What now?

I don't know. Wait.

Thinking of what?

Of that, from which alone this transition can come about!
And that is: transcendental-horizontal representing.

The horizon is the circle of vision, into which seeing
we envision the peculiar of everything.  (idea)

That the horizon is transcendental means: it transcends,
exceeds the perceiving of objects.

Teacher: We determine thus what is called/what calls for
horizon and transcendence, through exceeding and getting
ahead...



(we've reached the first dots, and are allowed to take a pause)
 








  








  









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