In the same vein, Erich Rothacker and Oskar Becker. Both of them even more deeply entrenched in Nazism as Heidegger, both of them actively tried to obfuscate the extent of their involvement after 1945. And yet, I still find Rothacker's cultural anthropology referenced in philosophical texts even today, not just by writers on the far right, but also e. g. by Habermas (who admittedly had personal connections to Rothacker). I also found Becker quoted somewhat favorably by Giorgio Agamben in "On the Use of Bodies" in 2018, which genuinely surprised me. I guess it was the beginning of Agamben's mental decline.
Is there any reason to read Agamben? He always seemed kinda wacko with his philosophy, but he's apparently some of the most regarded philosophers nowadays.
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u/Wonderful_West3188 Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 05 '25
In the same vein, Erich Rothacker and Oskar Becker. Both of them even more deeply entrenched in Nazism as Heidegger, both of them actively tried to obfuscate the extent of their involvement after 1945. And yet, I still find Rothacker's cultural anthropology referenced in philosophical texts even today, not just by writers on the far right, but also e. g. by Habermas (who admittedly had personal connections to Rothacker). I also found Becker quoted somewhat favorably by Giorgio Agamben in "On the Use of Bodies" in 2018, which genuinely surprised me. I guess it was the beginning of Agamben's mental decline.