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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

An Ethical Question: Does a Nazi Deserve a Place Among Philosophers?

Emmanuel Faye’s Book Questions Status of Heidegger - NYTimes.com: "For decades the German philosopher Martin Heidegger has been the subject of passionate debate. His critique of Western thought and technology has penetrated deeply into architecture, psychology and literary theory and inspired some of the most influential intellectual movements of the 20th century. Yet he was also a fervent Nazi.

Now a soon-to-be published book in English has revived the long-running debate about whether the man can be separated from his philosophy."

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