HEIDEGGER'S PARMENIDES: A CHARACTER IN HEIDEGGER'S PHILOSOPHY OR AN AUTHENTIC THINKER?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24919/2522-4700.49.1Keywords:
history of philosophy, thinking, being, identity, metaphysics, duality, Parmenides, M. Heidegger.Abstract
Summary. The objective of this study is to elucidate the fundamental tenets and attributes of Western thought, as elucidated by Heidegger in his interpretation of Parmenides' ideas. The methodology of the article entails an immersion in the historical and philosophical plane, which in turn allows for the utilisation of classical methods of conceptual, textual, interpretive and logical-structural analysis. Furthermore, the principle of the unity of the historical and logical is a fundamental methodological basis for the study. Scientific novelty. The article elucidates the semantic connotations between Parmenides' authentic statements and their Heideggerian interpretation. The internal tension and relevance of this connotation are elucidated through Heidegger's assessment of modernity, which can be paraphrased as 'we do not yet think'. However, historically, Western thinking has evolved from the perspective of the identity of thinking and being. It has been demonstrated that, despite the general academic recognition of Parmenides as a monist, his narrative of the identity of thinking and being contains an internal duality. This further creates a gap between being and thinking, as thinking about being forms rational superstructures over the latter, obscuring the existential openness with a specific 'power of thinking over being'. Conclusions. Notwithstanding the aforementioned duality and the observed gap, a holistic harmony of these dimensions is feasible, contingent upon a comprehensive understanding of being in accordance with Heideggerian-Parmenidesan openness. This contrasts with abstract reductions of pure logic that exclude the dialectical flickering of being and existence, as well as a straightforward biological interpretation of human spiritual life in the context of the psychophysiological composition of the human body. In accordance with Heidegger's interpretation of Parmenides, the world is revealed to us, and this revelation encompasses our response to it, contingent on our adjustment of perspective. Consequently, participation in the domain of philosophical discourse enhances our capacity to appreciate the multidimensional richness of human endeavours across all domains.
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