(Preliminary thoughts Part 3/3) How Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin Helped Us Rethink Ancient Thought
Today I’d like to conclude my preliminary background thoughts with Aristotle and then transition to an initial take on Hölderlin. Naas cites an instructive passage from Heidegger’s Zur Frage nach der Bestimmung der Sache des Denkens, “Heidegger recalls a passage from the Odyssey (16. 161) in which Athene appears as a young woman to Odysseus … (Preliminary thoughts Part 3/3) How Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin Helped Us Rethink Ancient Thought
(Preliminary thoughts Part 2) How Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin Helped Us Rethink Ancient Thought
So, we are going through some preliminary remarks based on Heidegger’s 1926 lecture course on ancient philosophy to prepare for looking at Hölderlin’s interpretation of ancient thought. Last time I looked at Heraclitus and Parmenides, and today I’ll look at Plato and the “as” structure, something “as” something else: e.g., The table appearing “as” badly … (Preliminary thoughts Part 2) How Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin Helped Us Rethink Ancient Thought
(Preliminary thoughts Part 1) How Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin Helped Us Rethink Ancient Thought
Wiki: Hölderlin by Franz Carl Hiemer, 1792 So, I’m going to be looking at ancient thought as it was reimagined by the German poet Hölderlin. As a brief introduction I’d like to make a few remarks about the presocratic philosophers Heraclitus and Parmenides. (1) Heraclitus/Euclid and the Rule of Opposites: “Something “as” Something Else” In … (Preliminary thoughts Part 1) How Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin Helped Us Rethink Ancient Thought
(Conclusion) Donald Trump has Officially Postponed Imposing Tariffs on Canada and Mexico
The stock market temporarily tanked today and the proposed tariffs are wildly unpopular in the states. So, the result of Trump terrorizing my fellow Canadians with tariff threats for the last little while is Canada and Mexico have been given probationary periods. This stay of execution was bought with Trump brokering deals (that had already … (Conclusion) Donald Trump has Officially Postponed Imposing Tariffs on Canada and Mexico
(2/2) Donald Trump has Officially Imposed Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
I mentioned last time it is foundational for Donald Trump to cite reasons such as fentanyl to justify large tariffs on Canada, because in the video I linked to of him this seems to be smoke and mirrors since in his words were he wants tariffs to make America “filthy rich.” Today he posted: We … (2/2) Donald Trump has Officially Imposed Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
Donald Trump has Officially Imposed Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
Why would Trump do such a thing? Here is his official justification: As a Canadian this is scary because it threatens to put our economy into recession. Is Trump being honest, though? Here is an alternative answer: Greed. Trump has become convinced Tariffs will be a cash cow. Economists are saying America is shooting itself … Donald Trump has Officially Imposed Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
(21) CONCLUSION: Blogging Through Prof Martin Heidegger’s Interpretations of Greek Philosophy
“We know next to nothing about the poetic truth of the tragic poetry of Aeschylus and Sophocles (Heidegger, Heraclitus 1944, 237)” “The human is the place of the truth of being, and this is why the human can, at the same time, also be the confusion of the madness of empty nothingness (Heidegger, Heraclitus 1944, … (21) CONCLUSION: Blogging Through Prof Martin Heidegger’s Interpretations of Greek Philosophy
(20) Blogging Through Prof Martin Heidegger’s Interpretations of Greek Philosophy (Heraclitus Part 7)
The modern human is fascinated by this technological monstrosity of brightness; when it becomes too much, he uses the mountains or the sea as a palliative; he then ‘experiences’ ‘nature’ an experience that certainly can become boring already on the first morning of the trip, whereupon he just goes to the movies. Ah, the totality … (20) Blogging Through Prof Martin Heidegger’s Interpretations of Greek Philosophy (Heraclitus Part 7)
(19) Blogging Through Prof Martin Heidegger’s Interpretations of Greek Philosophy (Heraclitus Part 6)
“What are you gaping at, you scoundrels? Or is it not better to do this [Play with kids] than to work with you on behalf of the πόλις [city-state]?” (Heraclitus) The above statement reflects Heraclitus’s disdain for current affairs political involvement and his preference for philosophical contemplation or simpler, perhaps more authentic, pursuits like playing … (19) Blogging Through Prof Martin Heidegger’s Interpretations of Greek Philosophy (Heraclitus Part 6)
(18) Blogging Through Prof Martin Heidegger’s Interpretations of Greek Philosophy (Heraclitus Part 5)
Heidegger notes regarding phusis that when we see the Van Gogh that “this is art” or the circling bird of prey “this is nature,” as though artness and natureness was present incarnate in the beings (Pa, phusis, 212).” More to the point with Heraclitus, beingness emerges as the being conceals in its emergence, “the animal … (18) Blogging Through Prof Martin Heidegger’s Interpretations of Greek Philosophy (Heraclitus Part 5)