I'm not sure if Heidegger is speaking profoundly or is simply making no sense whatsoever when he states that "the destitute time is no longer able even to experience its own destitution." What is he trying to convey through this point?
And what is he referring to when he talks about how "there is a turn with mortals when these find the way to their own nature?" What is the "turn?"
I appreciate how Heidegger digs into the purpose behind poetry in order to reveal how beautiful and creative it is in contrast to the rather bleak world that only has necessities - where is the excitement in that?!
I commented on Abbie George's!
I enjoyed this as well. It was a nice change compared to Plato!
ReplyDeleteWith the "destitute time is no longer able even to experience its own destitution," I think Heidegger may be alluding to Kierkegaard's concept of despair. The people are in despair, but they don't even know it. The destitute don't even know they are destitute, perhaps because that is all they have ever known.
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