Heidegger

MichaelE responding to Bernard:

> Heidegger “prognosticates the ‘oblvion of being’”? Not at all — he
> _diagnoses_ oblivion to being in the present age.

Michael, does not this dia-gnosis not involve the entire era of western
metaphysics (and not just the “present age” unless by that you also mean the
past couple of millennia or so); and, furthermore, is not Heidegger saying
that (necessarily — not by happenstance) the only way metaphysics can
show/say be-ing is by showing it {be-ing} hiding its self? That this
oblivion of be-ing is not simply the forgetfulness, ignoring or neglect of
philosophers and thinkers but the very ‘nature’ of be-ing itself
(Heraclitus’ dictum that be-ing tends to the cryptic)? In this sense,
Heidegger’s dia-gnosis is truly diagnostic and far from prognostic… and
still catching up with the very arche of thinking (which needs to be
addressed and sent through on every occasion of thinking).

regards

michaelP

Posted on Friday, April 20th, 2007 at 4:30 am
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