In-der-Blog-sein

Long Sunday gazes over the World Picture:

For the Greeks, says Heidegger, the world is an extended or continuous question addressed to man. Man is defined by this answerability to this address; he is beholden to that which beholds him. The presence of the non-human works to distribute across humanity a kind of ontological humility.

All this (irrespective of whether it accurately 'depicts' the Greeks) is significant as the exact reverse of modern man. We look at, direct and interrogate the world -- an interrogation always for human ends. We do not apprehend the world we represent or enframe it. We render it as a picture.

Plus Lacan, and comments on the Dasein behind the picture.  ¶ 3:14 PM