Heidegger, humanism, and the destruction of history.

The Review of Metaphysics | March 1, 1996| | Copyright

Heidegger's blistering critique of modernity is among his most influential philosophical legacies. However, his account of modernity's ills--its reification, calculative reason, loss of the transcendent, tyranny of public opinion--is hardly unique. Elements of this critique can be found in numerous other thinkers, including Nietzsche, Max Weber, and the Frankfurt School, not to mention Spengler and Junger. What is peculiar to Heidegger and really questionable in his critique is his diagnosis of the cause of modernity's ills: not capitalism and its greed; not Protestant ...

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