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[gwynnega]

Trying to read Heidegger. I think my ability to read philosophy has atrophied. Not that I was ever great at reading philosophy.

Work, brain, work!

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[glimmergirl.livejournal.com]

Would you like some Lacan in exchange? There's a little tree diagram in the reading... (This would be the only part I've understood of it thus far. :s) And the um, S/s thing. I get that. I think?

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

Ow, Heidegger....my sympathies. I had to read some Heidegger in grad school. I think parts of my brain still haven't recovered from the experience....

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

ME: My friend is reading Heidegger.

HUSBAND: ((makes nonverbal sound of sympathy))

ME: Yeah, that's what I said.

HUSBAND: "Ooh, I have such original ideas that I have to invent new concepts of my very own with which to grasp them! And those new concepts will need names I make up! Which will make it all that much more difficult for people to understand my ideas -- but hey, that means they won't be able to criticize me and my ideas will be TRUE! MWA ha ha ha!"

ME: Yup, yupyupyup.

[meko00.livejournal.com]

My sympathies.

After a morning visit to the doctor's (with blood tests and an aborted attempt at self testing in the ladies', yay), I'm going to settle down with my patent assignment. Gah. OTOH, I had a large cappuccino afterwards (but before ten a.m., very Italian). Also, they were having a sale in one of my favourite bookshops. :-)

[usedtobeljs]

Heidegger is not philosophy. Heidegger is hell.

:-)

[rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com]

Not being able to cope with the hell that is Heidegger right now does not actually indicate that your ability to read philosophy has atrophied. Heidegger only makes sense when the Stars Are Right and the Great Old Ones rise from the ocean, or when explained by an earnest and mad philosophy grad student now supporting themselves as a street-corner prophet. I'd suggest trying to find one of the latter, as they can be both entertaining and useful. Only difficulty is that a lot of the time their theories turn out to not have much to do with the actual Heidegger.