MARTIN HEIDEGGER Between Good and Evil RUDIGER SAFRANSKIcong yy een ad ate ‘aU a tet a enn gr mtn 28 rn as TELS migsaientty tne Se SEE smote 1 hem FOR GISELA MARIA NICKLAUS owe a debt of gratitude to my frends who helped me ‘with thei sympathy, their curiosity, and thrown research Ulrich Bochm, Hans-Peter Hempel, Helmuth Lethen, ‘Cees Nooteboom, Fete Soterdik, Ulich WanncoNTENTS Profs A Mate from Germany Chronclogy Abrevtions| ‘Transtors Note 1 Childhood snd School 2 Meals and Materia: German Piltopy ithe Nineteenth Century 3 Carer Planing and Career Prolems 44 The Outbreskof World Wr: Habltaton, War Service ‘and Marriage 5 The'Tiumph of Phenomenology: Hane and Heideges, Father and Son {6 Revolution in Germany and the Question of Being 7 Parting wit Catholicism and Staying the Laws f Fee FallMarburg Universty and Hannah Arent the Great Passion Being a Tire What Bing? What Meaning? ‘The Mood of the Time Wsitng or the Great Day A Secret Principal Work: The Metaphysics Lectures of 1929-30 uance Sees tthe Ea ofthe Republic “The National Soci Revoiton and ColletveBreskout fom the Cave Is Heidegger Ant-Semitict Heidegger Surge for the Pasty ofthe Movement Departure from he Pll See ‘The Age of Ldeslogy and Total Mobization: Heidegger Beste a Retreat “The Philosophical Diy and Philosophical Rosary Heidegger under Surveillance Heidegger Fas the Denaicason Commie: Barred fom ‘Univesity Teaching ‘What Do We Do When We Think? ‘Marta Heidgaet, Hannah Aen, and Ka Jaspers afer the Wer Heidegger’ Other Publi [Adorno and Heide: From the agon of Auta othe ‘Auten argon of he x9608 Sunset of Life Notes Works Ged Farther Reading Index 189 2 26 2 pe PREFACE: A MASTER FROM GERMANY Heidegger’ tory ta longone—whether the tory of is if oof hit plo Ply Itcovers the passions and disasters ofa woe century In ters of philosophy, Heidegger came fom along way hack He eted Heras, Pato, and Kant a if they wee his contemporaries. He ame so lose to thm be could hear and put into words what remained nated by ‘hem. In Heidegger we silfind the whole woadefal metaphysical athe ‘moment of ling ilen—o to put it iferey athe moment when it ‘opens out into something ee. esdeger’s passion was aking quetions, not providing answers That which he aked questions about and that which he was seking, heeled cng, Troughout «philosophical eh contneally ake his one question shout Heng. The meaning of hs question is ating oe and nothing less than girng back ifthe mystery that threatened to dapper inthe md ern word Heider began as 4 Catholic phowpher, He accepted the challenge of he moder age He developed the philosophy of « Dasin tat inde elthrown under am empty heaven and in the power of all-devouting time, en- dowed wit the abit sgn it own ie. philsophy tht adress the Indiv in hi fcedom and responsibilty and thes death seriously. The gustion bout Being in Heidegger sense means to eles “Dain the way ‘ne weighs anchor fo sl ut berated, othe open sex” sa ad irony of the history of pilnophicl effect that Heidegger question abou ing has vey largely lost this liberating ightening aspect, and that, i anything it has tended to intimidate and cramp thinking woud be important to lx this ‘camp. Then, perhaps, one might alo be fe enough tet the ughtr ofthe ‘Thracian maid—sho laughed when her master, the philosopher Thales of Mets, fl into a wel while gazing atthe stars—reply to many a miscaried profundity ofthis plop genius. ‘A good del of uneasiness persists 1 this day about Heidegger poll ‘evolement. On philosophical ground he became, fra wile, 4 Nasional Socialist rewoltonay, but his philosophy also helped im to fee himself ‘fom the oll sen. He eared a leson from what he had done nd his thinking subsequent focused onthe problem af the eduiilyofthe spit bythe wll power. Heidegger’ philosophical way leads fom resolute, via the metaphysis tothe great hisorcl moment to composre atthe end, and to thinking that provident, sted itercous with the word Martin Heideggee—a master fom Geemany. He tay was 2 “master fom the school ofthe mystic Master Eckbart “More than anyone el, he kept ope the horizon for regions experience a nonreligious age He founda way of thinking that remains close to dings and void cath nto bana, He relly was very "German as German as Thomas Manns Adrian Leverthn, The history of Heeger’ ife and thought i, yet agua, a Dr. aus story. Wha merges i the lovable, the facinating, and the sbyemally profound element of a specicaly German road in phosophy, one that vat to become a European eves. And Sal through his politic actvy he lo had about him something ofthat "master fom Germany” that Pal Clans oe eer, Thos Martin Heidegger mame represents the most exciting chapter ia the ‘istry ofthe German prt in ou century Ithas tobe a the ood nd the ‘and beyond good and ev cHRronoLocy ssi September 26: bith of Marin Heiegges son of Friedrich eideger (August ,1852-May 21924), master cooper and sexton ia Meshirch nd Johanna Heidegger. nde Kemp (March 21, 2858-May 31927) ‘923-198 Gymnasium in Constance o a scholasip Accommodation in the Cathal boarding choo the Konan Preparation for lr are. 96-1909, Gymnas and archiepcopl convent ia Fear, 1909 Heidegger eters the novitiate with the esis in Tiss ea Fel Itch Vorriber, Austria), Discharged on Ocaber 3 because of hear problems ‘sein Stuy of theclogy and philosophy a Freirg Amimoderast artes in Catholic prada Clerical raining iacontinad. Sealy of phsophy the human tian tural since a Freiburg Scholarship fr the stay ‘of Cathal phiowphy Frenshp ith Erst aslownk Seay ‘of Ednnund Hose Logic aa ranacendnt vale of Meww 0 Doctorate, with thes on “The Dotine of agent By hologism” Habilitation (tle of Dosen) ith a dseration on “Dun Se tvs Doctrine of Categories nd Meaning Este for military serve limited ines posal censorship and meteorological servic) Maris Eide Pt. Birth oFkisson fore Break wth the “ytem of Catholic” ict ofhison Hermann. Privadcent and assistant to Has in Feburg Frendip vith Elsah Blochmann Star endship with Ka Jaspers Heidegger’ oterpetatios of Aristotle excite much atetion in Marburg. isonolgylstrs establish his eputation asthe secret king of philosophy” Appointment to Marburg Moves to his abi tTotnasberg. rendsip with Rudolf Baltmann, Beginning of love si with Hanah Arend Arend eves Marbut Being and Tine published ‘Appointment io Freiburgas Huss sucsor Inaugural etre, "What s Metaphysics?” March: caren the Dornier couric. Debate with Est Case. Lectures on "The Fundamental Concepts of Metaphysin” int ination to Brin destined ‘New Yea Beat te cain: Heldeger supports National Socil- Bletion to eta: May ois dhe Nai Pry May 27 eto sl address Organization ofthe scholarship camp. Propaands ‘ppeaancs in eipeg Heidelberg, Tubingen. Cooperation in [aden univers lor (introduction of the rer principle). Osta: etn inviatin to Belin destined Summer: st ist to sper Facaly squabbles and ifeences with government and party x90 xe uthortes est in is esignstion fom the rctorhip in Ape Sumner: reparation of plan fra Dosentonakadenein Berl Ed of orespondence with aspers.Lacture in Zurich on “The (Origin ofthe Wek of Art” Lecture in Rome on “Hodekin and ‘the Essence of Petry” Meting with Karl Lowith In several Nietache lectures Heidegger eral discusses the owe thinking of Natonl Socials. Unde surveinc by the Gest. Wate his Bite nr Philosophie (Vom Erin)” (Contrib tions to Philosophy (On the Fen) itended fo tr publi idee desis participation inthe International Posh cal Congress in Pais Caled up for he Volkstrm (People’s Mii), Janwary-Febraarys in Mesh to sort out and securely tore ismanuscrip. Apri-hne: Philosophie facly evacuate t Widenstin Cas 1s (eatBeuron, Dane Vale). ly: Heidegger before the