Thursday, January 19, 2012
Existentialism Final with Martin Heidegger
There are at least three other new videos on youtube that appear to come from high school class projects. A general confusion is that authenticity for Heidegger meant either Sartre's notion that you-are-the-choices-you-make or that it means not being fake. It's a sign of the influence of his way of thinking that he's showing up in high school classes, but students would be better served by an intro to Aristotle, than they are with misunderstanding Heidegger. ¶ 4:13 PM
There are at least three other new videos on youtube that appear to come from high school class projects. A general confusion is that authenticity for Heidegger meant either Sartre's notion that you-are-the-choices-you-make or that it means not being fake. It's a sign of the influence of his way of thinking that he's showing up in high school classes, but students would be better served by an intro to Aristotle, than they are with misunderstanding Heidegger. ¶ 4:13 PM
