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It is clearly not infinite. Arguably, the big bang is the annihilation of the "stillness".

I agree. The notion of essence as qualities grafted on to existence is a rationalizing of moral agency in a light we consider most favorable.

Being a Dasein is not a social status conferred upon selected biological organisms and comes with no entitlements. The fish is entitled to do as it ma...

Good stuff. Infinite amount of forces X, Y and whatever in an infinitely small space and all at rest. The only finite element of the scenario is the a...

I made no such implication. Instead, I did and do assert that Heidegger is better situated to describe the fundamental ontological structure of a huma...

Being-in-the-world is a fundamental state, not a social status. It doesn't make anybody special.

As true as all of that may be, it is important to keep in mind that those are your claims and not Heidegger's.

I agree with you that some philosophers suggest Heidegger is using Dasein as a way to give some sort of normative status to humans and I disagree with...

I agree.

I agree. People act as if Heidegger is handing out awards to entities having the characteristics of Dasein. Perhaps the check is in the mail. But that...

Perhaps we misunderstand nothing. As post bang beings, our concept of "nothing" by any measure returns the result of "no thing." There is no beginning...

which is the same as saying they would be valid for no one.

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Birth of Tragedy

Nietzsche might be a good fit. And I recommend reading his books in the order in which they were published. There is a consistency in the development ...

For Heidegger, a corpse cannot be "in" the world. The only entity that can be "in" the world is Dasein. Any entity not having the characteristics of D...

Though Kierkegaard was the first existential philosopher I read seriously, it has been many years But I will do the best I can from memory. For Kierke...

Are they? And does it matter to your argument? You seem to be suggesting that the Ancient Greeks did not have brain states because they did not talk a...

I agree.

Is the logic what you wish to discuss or do you wish to discuss whether brain states are "identical" to mental states.? The logic is at least flawed p...

I can vouch for that. :smile: I was joking. All of the comments you direct towards me are respectful and on point.

I love that line. And there is no end to the disrespect some feel entitled to heap upon a member of "the stupid people." Just like Facebook! As a phil...

I appreciate your reply though I was not expecting one at this time. I will wait here until you are ready to present and argue your notion that Mr. La...

He had all the symptoms. His primary concern was on the existence of the individual. Anxiety, dread, authenticity. . . . He was a significant influenc...

Its the same when someone asks me if I believe in God, I generally and sincerely respond "sometimes". I enjoy reading Heidegger and Nietzsche, but I c...

Thank you. I was looking for some clarification along those lines. In some way, the generation of the need for jobs is more important to some than is ...

Interesting. Does your knowledge extend to the issue of the distribution of wealth among the local Amish? And I wonder if the distribution has any sig...

if I knew what you were talking about, I might be able to agree or disagree. I might be willing to do some homework (such as read an article or two on...

I do not expect people to read them as I do. And your reading on the existence/essence issue is more dynamic and richer than mine and I adopt it. But ...

I do find it interesting that not a single arguably significant philosopher felt the need to define it. And sadly, defining terms for purposes of whic...

They are not synonymous and the lack of clarity is on me. For Sartre, human existence is freedom. For Nietzsche, human existence is will to power. For...

It is a gold mine.

I don't think the social organization is an accurate mirror of the employer/employee distinction. Economic status would be more accurate than employer...

That is good.

I often see the notion of existence over essence or existence preceding essence. Yet it seems to me that Heidegger, Sartre, and Nietzsche are saying t...

I agree. For Sartre, individual existence is freedom. For Heidegger, individual existence is being-in-the-world. For Nietzsche, individual existence i...

he is talking about way more than art. he is talking about the reality of existence. and that is philosophy. My interpretation is that he is saying th...

I recently began re-reading Kauffman's book and thought I might as well read Nietzsche's publications in the order in which Kauffman discusses them. S...

And by contemporary standards, he was a prolific writer and not a particularly systematic writer.

Experience tells me that ignoring my intuition is bad. As a result, when anyone claims to "understand" Nietzsche, I try not to make eye contact and sl...

I don't like liars.

I do not know what a Nietzsche follower is. But you either read him well or you don't. Though I am confident that I know far more about Nietzsche than...

There is much truth to that. He definitely had issues and they came through in his philosophy. And when anyone claims to "understand" Nietzsche, I try...

You begin with "On the Values Necessary for Thought" and end with 3 paragraphs on "Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom." And you raise many is...

Thank you, Josh My bad. I did not intend to imply that "freedom" is a term Heidegger never uses. But it does not carry the same gravitas for Heidegger...

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No, he does not speak directly in terms of freedom. However, authentic Being-one's-Self is a choice. Please see Being and Time at 312-313.

A sense of "evil" is a physiological phenomenon not limited to only those who experience evil. I have never experienced evil yet nonetheless have a se...

Are you suggesting that "only" those "experiencing it" can grasp the moral character of "it"? And even if that is correct, what is the basis by which ...