But Being and Time is an immensely difficult book. It takes real fortitude to get through that one.
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TBH because I’m familiar with much of his lexica, and have read several other of his later works which were even more esoteric, I’m finding this to be his most straightforward reading so far.
What’s really funny is I remember trying to reading him 15 years ago, and I was so frustrated:
“Why can’t you just fucking say what you want to say in a meaningful way, you wretched cunt!”
I totally get why now, and unfortunately understanding Heidegger is a slog.
Man I felt the same way, lol. And it was about that long ago for me as well since I read him.
It’s fun and encouraging to come across a note like yours talking about this subject. It kind of makes having read all of this crazy shit worth it, knowing that there are still people out there engaged with it.
Cheers!
What’s a slog?