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How does the Heidegger's work Being and Time relate to the Conservative revolution in Germany?

Sergey October 22, 2020 at 19:34 3025 views 5 comments
I have heard of Heidegger's connection to the German Conservative Revolution of 1920. Are any of the ideas outlined in his main work related to conservatism?

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David Mo October 23, 2020 at 06:31 #464047
Are you referring to German conservatism before Nazism or the current conservative revolution?

In any case, although some concepts such as destiny, anti-scientism or authenticity may be related to Nazi, pre-Nazi and post-Nazi conservatism, Being and Time eludes these political questions raised in other later writings, such as the Rectoral speech.

Although the 1914 Black Notebooks already include some anti-Semitic paragraphs, it would be very difficult to see them reflected in Being and Time.

Sergey October 23, 2020 at 13:16 #464129
I was referring to the Conservative Revolution in the 1920s. However, Heidegger in his work writes of the forgetting of Being in Western philosophy, while returning to the origins in Being and Time. Can this return to the origins be considered as an example of conservative thinking?
clem January 05, 2021 at 00:42 #484939
Maybe Ivan Ilyin can venture an opinion.
NYRB headlines Ilyin as "Putin's Philosopher." An academic type, perhaps at least a bit into the German Idealism/Romantic schtick......as embraced at the edges by Nazi Heidegger -- et al.
clem January 05, 2021 at 00:45 #484941
Forget that... I meant somebody else whose name I don't remember ....a current, right-wing Russian "continental" (--ish?)? philosopher.
Heiko January 09, 2021 at 15:55 #486373
Quoting David Mo
Although the 1914 Black Notebooks already include some anti-Semitic paragraphs, it would be very difficult to see them reflected in Being and Time.


May be, may be not. E.g. Kant pointed out that synthetic judgements are an ability, not a necessity.