Derrida: everywhere and nowhere baby, that's where you're at

[James Farmelant]

In addition to the Farias book, another important study of Heidegger as
a Nazi, is Hugo Ott's *Martin Heidegger: A Political Life*.  Ott's book
is
of interest because being himself a Catholic, Ott emphasizes Heidegger's
Catholic background.  He notes that Heidegger had originally wanted
to become a Catholic priest but he was precluded from reaching this
goal because of reasons of health, so he turned to philosophy.  In his
early philosophical career, he wrote as a Catholic philosopher with an
emphasis on the scholastics but later broke with Catholicism.  Ott
thinks that both Heidegger's Catholic background and his rebellion
against it is crucial for understanding his philosophical and political
commitments. Ott agrees with Farias that Heidegger's Naziism was
closely linked to his philosophy.

		Jim F.

On Sun, 5 Sep 1999 23:15:28 +0100 Jim heartfield
<jim at heartfield.demon.co.uk> writes:
>
>A Heidegger glossary:
>
>
>Inauthentic being: racial impurity
>

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