Martin Heidegger, Lecture 4: Being-towards-Death

[@aassareh]

I just want to say, thank you SO MUCH for these lectures. I’ve been studying Heidegger for 10 years and constantly on the look for fresh, accessible material on him. This series is fantastic. Much power and love to you!

[@florindacar8659]

I like your mode of presentation and of thinking, Professor!

[@pendejo6466]

I feel ya Eric. There was a particular period where all I heard: "Hey, remember our friend/acquaintance/colleague? He's dead/died/killed himself." But it was the death of those whom I loved deeply that made me think about my duty to not be pathetic. They lived in bad faith, and as much as it pains me to judge them, I feel their life would be a waste if I didn't render a sober account. Isn't it funny how the dead become a part of your nervous system? Apparently Dasein isn't the only thing that "projects."

[@Ayesha_F]

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[@Impaled_Onion-thatsmine]

Yeah we just watch movies hilarious, thats not good enough for being towards death... OK I'm gonna go watch that movie and a discharge is a 6.

[@DonalLeader]

Brilliant lectures and a good refresher course for me who studied Heidegger forty years ago!!

[@laurentiudinca3701]

Chapeau!

[@arthurchinaski3736]

Forget Heidegger for a minute Eric. Who's the best Who? For me it's a toss up between 3 and 4. Answers on a postcard..

[@EricDodsonLectures]

Personally, I prefer Matt Smith, but David Tennant isn't far behind. Probably the bronze medal goes to Tom Baker (old school Who), whom I watched back in the day when those episodes were originally aired. But then again, it seems to me that a lot of it has to do with the quality of the writing, even more than the actors themselves. Also, I think that the music is another important determinant. But that might be mostly because I'm a musician myself.

[@arthurchinaski3736]

@@EricDodsonLectures Being of the same age as your good self, I'm a little surprised with your answer Eric. I live and grew up in the UK, so watched the original series as it came out. For me Baker in 'Genesis of the Daleks' is the best of what can be done in the genre. A story about the Nazis(and totalitarianism, racism, eugenics etc,) embedded in a programme made by the children's department of the BBC. Hard to think what tops it In the new incarnations? On the music, I think the use of a full orchestra is overpowering. The wierdish synth stuff seemed to fit better and didn't overwhelm the visuals.

[@EricDodsonLectures]

@@arthurchinaski3736 Well, as the old adage goes, "One man's meat is another man's poison." And so it goes with all things Whovian, I suppose. Yeah, the orchestral treatment of the music can be a bit overwrought at points. But at other points, it seems like a real enhancement, at least to me -- especially during the Matt Smith era. In any case, the main thing I feel about Dr. Who's long, storied and imaginative lineage (no matter which regeneration) is... deep gratitude. And by the way, when I hearken back to those halcyon days of earlier Who, I remember enjoying the BBC series, Red Dwarf, quite a bit, too.

[@arthurchinaski3736]

@@EricDodsonLectures Lister and co. are still going over here. Series 900 by now I suppose! Enjoying the lectures Eric : a light in our dark times.

[@DJSTOEK]

Thanks

[@mentefilosofante]

Good evening. Thanks for the video. I am a Psychology student in Germany and I am interested in phenomenological psychology. Could you recommend some videos or material on that? Thanks in advance.

[@2009Artteacher]

of interest ....Aquinas in his Summa Theologiae .presents arguments relevant to Theology . He than presents three scarecrow arguments than dismisses them as he presents a solid strong argument based on Aristotle academia .. i find Heidegger project taking off of the same form as bad weak arguments that leads to a strong concluding argument ..Though not as logical but experience .

[@nikkidonque6631]

sir good day can i ask question ? the meaning of death of martin Heidegger it is a kind of legacy?

[@lifeandliving3552]

Very nice lecture... Sir i am from India and willing to do my phd in psycological realism from this university. I am English literature student. Plz can you suggest me some do's.....

[@adaptercrash]

Ontological dualism ultimate surrealism? You like that shit?

[@scottjackson163]

It seems that philosophers (and other thinkers) often make “rule-sounding” pronouncements based on what is commonly the case rather than what is always or necessarily the case. As an example, a “whole life” punctuated by an unknown but inevitable death does not translate into an opportunity to live life consciously or with purpose for an individual whose life ends up lasting, for example, only 6 months or a year.

[@PeterZeeke]

18:14 flex

[@pendejo6466]

And my friend, that's the first humble-brag I've ever witnessed from Eric after subscribing to his channel all these years.

[@maceowhatley8553]

i fuck with the tardis shirt

[@whowonthatballgame4298]

I take Heidegger did not meditate. Most mystics who meditate report in deep dreamlessness the seperate self dies .

[@Noise-Conductor]

I take Heidegger would say even a deep state of meditation still isn't being dead, so their report don't count.