From: HealantHenry-AT-aol.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 07:19:39 EST
Subject: Re: Liberal vs. social democracy - Gestell/Gewinnst



In a message dated 11/23/03 8:29:47 PM, crifasi-AT-hotmail.com writes:

>I don't dispute that Walmart exhibits some "setting to work," but I think
>it 
>has to be vastly more gigantic than it is today in order to even approach
>
>the kind of control and essence-transformative power that Heidegger 
>describes. There are at present simply too many variables for any 
>corporation to have us even remotely "dammed up" and "storied" in the way
>that the Rhine is dammed up with no outlet except the one we provide at
>the 
>power plant.


We can agree to disagree.  Even though you think that Gestell is not the 
planetary growing danger that it appears to me, it is good to have you acknowledge 
that Heidegger says it will be the outcome of western metaphysics.  Let me 
know when you think that the sway of Gestell over corporate capitalism is 
getting a bit too gigantic for you too.

henry


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