The Death of God

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Immediately, Heidegger poses the question "... and what are poets for in a destitute time?"

I thought it was going to be rather linear in its analysis, but it really took some interesting terms. one of the first things I'd gathered was when I read about the part when God had left. 

Studying the enlightenment as well (I know this is modern, bear with me), it seems as though, there is yet another throwing away of God, whereas the power of man is elevated in a way. I really am not surprised to be reading this, since the majority of poets and philosophers we've read hold their art to such a place that it would almost transcend even the major spiritual beliefs of their time. I can obviously say I disagree. Poets are as important as other artists and writers and musicians. They can help relay and explain things that regular conversation just cannot even even begin to attempt. They are important, but not that important. 

Yes, I'm sure it sounds negative, my post, but come on, opinions right??

I commented on Sophia's and Zelda's posts!!

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  1. Noah PalframanFebruary 26, 2018 at 11:12 PM

    I don't think that's what Heidegger meant to look for when he asked that question. I believe he asked to find the place poets hold on this society and the future of it. Especially with technology advancing like wild fire in the 1900s (and even more so now), the place of poets seems to be evermore uncertain. Think about any major poets today. Go ahead, I'll give you a minute to think WITHOUT using Google. If you're like me, you may not think of any prominent poets because in today's world, anyone can make poetry and then post it online to a forum. Heidegger wanted to explore this. This is what technology is doing: it is disassociating us from the world and God as we know it by making the need for poets and God irrelevant. Poetry was prominent 300-400 years ago because 1) it was easy to write and 2) the pool of writers to read from was extremely small. Now with the internet, there seems to be no need to go to the bookstore to pickup John Smith's latest collection of poems because you can find a multitude of poetry online FOR FREE. Technology has indirectly killed poets and poetry, to a degree, and I think that's what Heidegger aimed to answer.

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