Heidegger claims that negating something isn’t the same thing as endorsing its opposite (264).
This is JUSTICE AND RIGHT COURSE…
– Please use an easy English Language…
– please follow the instructions.
– only use the source I provided..
Assignment: Heidegger claims that negating something isn’t the same thing as endorsing its opposite (264). Explain his claim with reference to his description of what is involved in “thinking against values” (265). What does this tell you about how human experience becomes meaningful?
Advice: You are being asked to explain a small portion of a large and complex text. Have a few of the main ideas in mind as you formulate your responses—for example, when discussing our tendency to interpret “opposition” as “negation,” you may want to consider Heidegger’s critique of the public realm (242-243). Likewise, when discussing Heidegger’s critique of value thinking, consider turning to Heidegger’s his discussion of the nature of action and accomplishment (239); and when discussing the human experience of meaning, Heidegger’s account of “the nearness of being” (253) might be helpful.
Overall, the point is not only to offer a correct answer, but to offer an insightful one. This is accomplished through your own insight into why these issues are interesting and important. This kind of insight takes careful, patient thought, and can be helped by carefully reading and thinking about the text.
Suggested Structure:
Explain why we tend to interpret criticisms or “negation” of something as an endorsement of the opposite of that thing.
Explain alternative ways of interpreting negation (this will likely be short).
Turn to Heidegger’ critique of values. Explain his opposition to values (this part is important) and then explain how Heidegger’s view is an example of opposing something without endorsing its opposite.
Drawing on Heidegger’s critique of values, give an account of how we stand in relation to what matters to us.