Heidegger

Well Michael,
As anticipated, you’ve rendered this list nonplussed. After all,
despite its yearnings this is a gathering of philosophers with teeth
cut in exegesis. So, my question remains: What does the opposite of
exegesis even look like? How do we proceed and not think *about*? By
looking away?
My Mom has Macular Degeneration. It’s […]

In a message dated 6/24/2009 8:27:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
michael at sandwich-de-sign.co.uk writes:
moi earlier:
>> The exquisite difficulty faced in Heidegger’s thinkerly walk is that he
>> seeks a thinking path that is not representational, that is not an act of
>> will; and the initial ‘problem’ is how to not even will the not-willing
(how
>> to not […]

moi earlier:
>> The exquisite difficulty faced in Heidegger’s thinkerly walk is that he
>> seeks a thinking path that is not representational, that is not an act of
>> will; and the initial ‘problem’ is how to not even will the not-willing (how
>> to not represent the non-representational). Long’s walking helps us because
>> he accompanies his […]

Ron recently wrote:
> Well Michael,
> As anticipated, you’ve rendered this list nonplussed. After all, despite
> its yearnings this is a gathering of philosophers with teeth cut in
> exegesis. So, my question remains: What does the opposite of exegesis
> even look like? How do we proceed and not think *about*? By […]

In a message dated 6/23/2009 6:48:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ronjelaco at mac.com writes:
The exquisite difficulty faced in Heidegger’s thinkerly walk is that he
seeks a thinking path that is not representational, that is not an act of
will; and the initial ‘problem’ is how to not even will the not-willing (how
to not represent the non-representational). Long’s walking […]

> Michael, you arer disposing too easily of the fuller ur-gestalt of
Heidegger.
> Keep in mind that would include his Roman Catholic background, his later
interest
> in Meister Eckhart’s understanding of gelassenheit and then his regression
to the
> devilization, or I should say the Wotonization, of the enframing will to
power by
> the Third Reich. In that case […]

— On Wed, 6/3/09, michaelP wrote: > > The exquisite difficulty faced in Heidegger’s thinkerly > walk is that he seeks a thinking path that is not representational, > that is not an act of will; and the initial ‘problem’ is how to > not even will the not-willing […]

Thus, gelassenheit must be grasped first (if you like): Heidegger’s seminal
‘Conversation on a country path’ {part of ‘Gelassenheit’) should be
consulted for this — anyone interested in a close reading?
Thus spoke I a little whiling ago; I got a response off-list from a list
member, Ron Jelaco, who (for better or worser) encouraged me to attempt […]

In a message dated 31/05/2009 19:29:14 GMT Standard Time, Saicho at aol.com
writes:
Jud (initially)
Would it to be true to say for example that Verdi in attempting to
incorporate the stories behind such repertory staples as Un ballo in maschera, La
forza del Destino, Macbeth or Don Carlos in operatic form was uninfluenced
by the real […]