Great explanation, although I doubt that actual five year olds would listen to this for more than two sentences :) I'm happy to see that there's at least one other person who has the same attitude towards Heidegger: fascination paired with a deep regret about one's own inability to make sense of his thoughts. Often it seems like humanity falls neatly apart into two classes: those who naturally get Heidegger and have no issue masterfully framing, enframing, gathering and clearing their way through his prose -- and those who think that it's all a pile of meaningless rubbish. I've rarely found anyone who would admit that there is something here that's worth understanding but really hard. Thanks for that!
Great explanation, although I doubt that actual five year olds would listen to this for more than two sentences :) I'm happy to see that there's at least one other person who has the same attitude towards Heidegger: fascination paired with a deep regret about one's own inability to make sense of his thoughts. Often it seems like humanity falls neatly apart into two classes: those who naturally get Heidegger and have no issue masterfully framing, enframing, gathering and clearing their way through his prose -- and those who think that it's all a pile of meaningless rubbish. I've rarely found anyone who would admit that there is something here that's worth understanding but really hard. Thanks for that!