Is Heidegger needed for us to recognize the army of the unemployed, and the
casualties of that army?
Mark Jones wrote:
> Milton Takei wrote:
>
> > philosopher Martin Heidegger says that the essence of
> > modern technology shows itself in the tendency to perceive things as
> > "standing reserve," a mere resource to be used. He says that humans can
> > be reduced to standing reserve.
>
> Milton, I'm glad you mentioned Heidegger, who was one of the few philosophers
> of the previous century who understood the illusionary nature of the concept
> of 'resources', which in fact are constituted by irrecoverable ecological
> ruptures and losses. There is no free lunch. Whatever we use, we pay for, and
> in nature leverage is always the reverse of optimal.
>
> Any concept of socialism which is based on the so-called 'exploitation of
> natural resources' is certain to be just another short-cut to disaster.
> Heidegger enjoys a deserved reputation for being a closet Nazi, but this
> should not blind us to the real importance of his central, if ignored,
> message.
>
> Mark
>
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