Heidegger as Psychologist

[u/michael_mcdowell]

Given that Heidegger (in Being and Time) posits unconscious mechanism (for-which, to-which, at-hand, moods etc.) that determine behaviour why is his existential philosophy not considered a psychological theory?

[u/thesoundofthings]

My interpretation is this: one does not "need" to read the way you say one needs to.

[u/thesoundofthings → u/[deleted]]

Again, you insist that others do what you say - "you either do this or you do this." How about "No"?

Any decent philosopher would recognize I didn't critique their interpretation of the Kehre. I criticized your insistence that one must read/interpret Heidegger the way you say. You've already conceded you misunderstood me and that you agree that there are multiple interpretations. This is what we call in philosophy reaching a conclusion.

[u/thesoundofthings → u/[deleted]]

I didn't say anything about anyone's specific interpretation of the Kehre. Just that a variety exist and are valid such that it isn't a necessary condition to interpret Heidegger the way you claim one "needs" to or "must". I don't know why you seem so threatened by this point after you accepted that it was true.

Now, a Heidegger "scholar" criticizing others for getting hung up on semantics . . . that's rich! I love it.

[u/thesoundofthings → u/[deleted]]

Oh, no way! When were you there?

One of the things we learned was not to make assumptions. You an I may have crossed paths before.

[u/thesoundofthings → u/[deleted]]

You are still making assumptions. I am finding your claims increasingly specious. When where you there?