1. Is living authentically as Heidegger recommends just a matter of following one's principles?
2. Was Heidegger telling people to ignore their moral and religious principles and instead follow their emotions and inclinations because this was more "authentic" - whatever that means?
3. Is the difference between being a human and a non-human animal the difference of being able understand and follow principles?
4. Can you live authentically as a human being if you have no moral or religious principles?
5. Can you make out what Heidegger's moral principles were?
7. Would you say Heidegger was a mediocrity who knew exactly how to play politics to make a name for himself while saying nothing more interesting than "Be true to yourself"?
8. Was the way Heidegger got himself out of trouble after the government who gave him his position fell "authentic"?
9. Is living the life of an unprincipled and slippery politician who knew how to get himself into a good position and then get himself out of trouble after the government that gave him his position fell evidence of "authenticity"?
10. Is authenticity as Heidegger understood it the pursuit of happiness?
11. Can the pursuit of happiness be called a principle?
12. Can the following of your appetites and emotions ever be called following a principle?
13. Did Heidegger live a life of authenticity?
14. Are the people who still study Heidegger credulous fools?
15. Is Western philosophy wise?
16. Would the life of a shyster politician or lawyer been more suited to his talents since he contributed precisely nothing to the wisdom of the West?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Heidegger
http://radicalisedrabbi.blogspot.com/2018/08/applying-heidegger-to-judaism.html
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/jan/20/martin-heidegger-nazi-hitler
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/13/martin-heidegger-black-notebooks-reveal-nazi-ideology-antisemitism
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