Re: Heidegger, Bacon, Science

> 	So far as I know, Faulkner is right about Heidegger's not having 
> examined Bacon's writings closely.  Does anyone have any information to 
> the contrary?  And does anyone have any comments on Faulkner's criticism 
> of Heidegger's diagnosis of the origins of modernity?	
It's hard to see how Bacon's "self-conscious plan" presents any difficulty.
I suppose Heidegger would say: How could have Bacon conceived of his plan 
if he hadn't already forgotten Being? Didn't his forgetfulness of Being 
already make him "self-conscious"?


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