Re: Liberal vs. social democracy - Gestell/Gewinnst

Rene de Bakker wrote:

>    We've had the same thing with Angst. In Angst there is also nothing
>    to be changed, because the only one who could change sthing, has
>    disappeared into the nothing. But we certainly have to change our
>    everyday selves towards Entschlossenheit, in order to FACE ANGST,
>    and be persistent with it.

That kind of "resoluteness" is not the kind that criticizes certain factical 
actions (such as those of George Bush or Wal-Mart) but not others (such as 
those of the UN), which is what you have been attempting.

>    But you bring H's sayings on fundamental mood -Angst, guilt- into
>    everydayness, by excusing and in order to excuse actual events.
>    That is not the meaning of philosophy.

It has nothing to do with "excusing" anything (Note that I am also 
"excusing" government and UN activities from such ontological "criticism"). 
It is precisely the conflation of ontological Guilt (Dasein as 
Being-the-basis of a nullity) with ontic guilt regarding particular actions 
but not others, which brings Angst and Guilt into everydayness.

Anthony Crifasi

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