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I'd also be interested in a related question: Does writing fiction and philosophy make us better people? I always thought unequivocally yes, but then you have
by mykowebhn 7y ago
I'd also be interested in a related question: Does writing fiction and philosophy make us better people?
I always thought unequivocally yes, but then you have the cases of Martin Heidegger, Gunter Grass, and Milan Kundera.
- djmips 7y agoEveryone can have blind spots that originate early and persist but I still feel like the answer is yes. In your examples at least two of them are condemned for actions at a young age no?
- mykowebhn 7y agoFor Grass, he may have been condemned for actions at a young age. For Heidegger, he was in his 40s and 50s during the Nazi regime. Also, I would recommend reading up on what he did to Husserl. A book that goes into detail about Heidegger's actions during World War II is here [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_Existentialist_Cafe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_Existentialist_Cafe
- sateesh 7y agoCan you please add some details. What is it about Kundera that you find deplorable?
- HNLurker2 7y ago>philosophy make us better people? You sound like SOCRATES on virtues: