Tag Archives: Martin Heidegger

Trump’s Warsaw Speech: some tentative thoughts on the Crisis of the West

Posted on August 12, 2017 by lawrence serewicz

Trump’s Warsaw speech has attracted a lot of attention. Grown men and women have literally swooned at its beauty, grandeur, and audacity. Their claims suggest that if you combined Lincoln’s Lyceum Address, King’s I have a Dream speech, and Kennedy’s … Continue reading →

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Response to Corey Robin on Eichmann: funny man

Posted on November 9, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

(This post is a response to Corey Robbin’s blog[1]) One must always remember that ridicule is not a refutation. The most direct way to put this is that victims of the Final Solution did not laugh their way to the … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs, Martin Heidegger, Apple and the new culture of technology

Posted on April 8, 2013 by lawrence serewicz

  As human beings, we seek a personal relationship in all that we do. [1]We want to see others and we want others to see us. When we meet and talk to each on a personal and physical level, we … Continue reading →

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Something or Nothing? Fundamental questions that shape how we live

Posted on July 28, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

According to Aristotle, in the Metaphysics, we desire to know.  The desire to know expresses our humanity; it makes us human. By asking questions, we try to understand our world and ourselves.  Questions such as “Who am I” and “What … Continue reading →

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