Last Time: Trump Playing 4-D Chess Once again Trump put on a mask, pushed an old lady down the stairs, and tore off the mask to go help her up: he once again wants to be congratulated for solving a problem he created.  Putting on his strong man persona, he unleashed the national guard and … (Part 2) Trump Playing 4-D Chess

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“Concept/conceive/understand” are etymologically related to the hand/grasping in either (sort of) Greek or Latin etymology, e.g., “I was able to grasp his meaning.” The words “concept,” “conceive,” and “understand” have etymological connections to the idea of “grasping” or “seizing” in Latin, though not directly tied to the hand in Greek. Here’s a breakdown: The phrase … (Part 9) Martin Heidegger’s “Contributions to Philosophy (Of the Event)”

We looked at the idea last time of the understanding relationship we have with the world, and so for example this is manifest in the encounter with beings founded on an understanding of their Being, which is conspicuous in allegory like Plato’s allegory – sense image of the cave in the Republic.  And so, for … (Part 8) Martin Heidegger’s “Contributions to Philosophy (Of the Event)”

Last time I ended with: For example, when we think of experience in a modern way, we usually think of sense vs thought.  But if we reflect back on Plato, the sensuous is not just the immediate but also the most thoughtful and the true place for thought to be born, like Plato’s sense image … (Part 7) Martin Heidegger’s “Contributions to Philosophy (Of the Event)”

“Faith has no place in thought” (Heidegger, Anaximander’s Saying [1946, pg 280]) “Concerning the gods, I have no means of knowing whether they exist or not, nor of what sort they may be …” (Protagoras, On the Gods) Protagoras was a proponent of either agnosticism or, as Tim Whitmarsh claims, atheism, on the grounds that … (Part 6) Martin Heidegger’s “Contributions to Philosophy (Of the Event)”

We have an inauthentic disposition toward death: living “as though” the next moment won’t be denied us, though it certainly might get denied. How we decide about this inevitability transforms our life. Heidegger comments: Death, as the extremity of the “there,” is at the same time what is innermost to a possible complete transformation of … (Part 5) Martin Heidegger’s “Contributions to Philosophy (Of the Event)”

So, Trump got a bit of a setback recently when 3 judges (including one Trump appointed) in a court on international trade ruled he didn’t have the power to impose tariffs. An appeals court paused the ruling giving both parties the opportunity to present their cases in writing, and Trump had to stipulate that if … (Part 1) Trump Playing 4-D Chess

Heidegger notes somewhere there was a story from the war (I don’t recall whether it was WW1 or WW2) where a report was made that a fort had been taken and in fact the officer looked at the fort in the distance and saw a friendly flag was flying. The disaster came when the soldiers … (Part 4) Martin Heidegger’s “Contributions to Philosophy (Of the Event)”

Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve posted on Heidegger and Greek Philosophy. Let’s get back to his “Contributions” book. Of critical importance of a thorough secular reading here is the Greek metaphysical position that “he psyche ta onta pos estin,” which we translate as “the soul is in a way the things (CTP 247).” … (Part 3) Martin Heidegger’s “Contributions to Philosophy (Of the Event)”