Lots of people study and are influenced by Heidegger and never become right wing authoritarians. Being and Time isn’t likely to turn you into a fascist if you are not already predisposed to that sort of politics.
Damon -- I was wondering what you make of the quote below from a letter Strauss sent to German philosopher Karl Lowith (of Jewish descent) in 1933:
"the fact that the new right-wing Germany does not tolerate us says nothing against the principles of the right. To the contrary: only from the principles of the right, that is from fascist, authoritarian and imperial principles, is it possible with seemliness, that is, without resort to the ludicrous and despicable appeal to the droits imprescriptibles de l’homme to protest against the shabby abomination."
Lots of people study and are influenced by Heidegger and never become right wing authoritarians. Being and Time isn’t likely to turn you into a fascist if you are not already predisposed to that sort of politics.
Damon -- I was wondering what you make of the quote below from a letter Strauss sent to German philosopher Karl Lowith (of Jewish descent) in 1933:
"the fact that the new right-wing Germany does not tolerate us says nothing against the principles of the right. To the contrary: only from the principles of the right, that is from fascist, authoritarian and imperial principles, is it possible with seemliness, that is, without resort to the ludicrous and despicable appeal to the droits imprescriptibles de l’homme to protest against the shabby abomination."
How do you understand this?