“Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it.” Continue reading Change the World?
Tag: Husserl
Being & Time: Introduction (part II)
(for part I go here)
Knee-deep into ontological shit
I feel there’s plenty to mine from the first part of the introduction. 
On p. 16, Heidegger says that Dasein has a number of positions:
- Ontic: the special position is ontic, in which existence determines this being in its being.
- Ontological: Dasein is itself ontological, based on its existence. Dasein is the ontic-ontological condition of all ontology.
- Dasein is ontologically primary being that precedes all Being that is the object of inquiry (or questioning).
Yeah, so? This piece is actually quite thought-provoking. That is, if you can handle the number of beings and ontologies and onticalities and existences… 
Continue reading Being & Time: Introduction (part II)
Systematic? Edifying? You decide!
Over the years of studying philosophy, I’ve seen quite a number of classifications that categorize them. I’ve come across an interesting one in Rorty’s seminal Philosophy & the Mirror of Nature, in which he distinguishes systematic and edifying philosophers. The distinction founders on those whose work is constructive and those that are reactive. Continue reading Systematic? Edifying? You decide!