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    Interview ('Only A God Can Save Us')

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    “Only a God Can Save Us”: The Spiegel Interview (1966) Martin Heidegger [Attough Heeger was on of the sina thinkers of the tenth try, fw rch men efi time wer erie more sv oraened mar Lite thn ‘he Mich ofthis ritcom arse becuse ofan stciation wth the Nas while Ror of ‘he Universi of Friar, 1933-34, one ta publicly he mith readied, nor ‘explained. In 1966 the edi of the Goman ner wey, Der Spiegel, rected of Haier ominterview discs thee era. I rating te intr, which ok pct ‘1 Sipombe 23, 1966, Heidegger insisted that romain unpublished dering hs Keine (appar in Dee Spiegel om May 31,1976, fv days aftr ht det) Ii substance {00 Jar oon he peinal issues involoed and rephrase is entre phlasphical ee ‘borin. He se this on opportunity mei son the meaning of Bein, parler {yande the pie tha mest profoundly characterizes contemporary clare led by hn ‘etaiig® (die Technik). (nthe ums thir tabes onthe gully of i will nd came. ‘Inthe translation which follows Ihave inset he pagination of the Garman public tion, Det Spiegel, Nr. 23 (1976), 193-219, irl ina thei in brackets Tass ied in irl mats by terse of Dr. Kart Mate af the Lan Boeck la ste, Naw York Ci, Wiliam J. Richndon, S.) (093) srca:: Profeuor Heidegger, we have noted sepeatedy that your philosophical work has been overshadowed vomewhat by [eran] evens of short duration in your if that you never ave dared ‘Heidegger: You mesn 1933? snisort: Yes, [both] before and after. We would like tose this in a larger ‘context and thus arrive at certain quetions that sem to ws important, name 1y: what possibilities does philosophy offer for having an influence upon sc- {ali (Winchli)~even upon pola actuality? Heldegger: Thee are indeed important queaions, whether or not 1 can answer them. But fst | must ay thar before my recorate [was inno way politically active.* During the winter semener of 198233 I was on leave and Sent most ofthe time in my mountain but scx: How didithappea, then that you became Rector ofthe Universi- ty of Freiburg? Heidegger: In December, 1932, my neighbor, Profewor (of Anatomy) von Matendot, was choven Rector. The inwallation ofthe new Rector bere akea plice on April 15. During the winter semester of 1982-3, we dicumed the {curcen situation often, not ony the political one, bu expecially that ofthe ‘universities and the partially hopelea situation of the mudens. My judgment ‘went like this: o the extent that I ean judge things, the nly pou ll Available (0 us] iso try to seize upon the approaching developments with thote constructive forces that wl remain alive toe: You saw, then, a relationship between the poston ofthe German ‘University andthe poltical situation of Germany asa whole? Heidegger: To be sure, I did follow the political event of January-March, 193, and aso spoke about them from time to time with younger colleagues, My own work, however, was concerned with a more comprehensive inter: pretation of [196] pre-Socratc thought. With the beganing ofthe summer ‘emeter I returned to Freiburg® Meanwhile, Profesor von Mélledor! had sumed the office as Rector on Apeil 16. Hardly two weeks later be was removed from office by the then Miniter of Culture of Baden. What presumably gave the desired ocasion for this decision ofthe Minister was the fact thatthe Rector had forbidden the wo-aled “Jewish poster tobe diaplayed in the Universiy spins: Mr. von Méllendort wat a Social Democrat. What did he do fier bin damian? Heidegger: On th very day of his dsmiaal, von Mllendor came to me and aid: “Heideger, now you mut takeover the retorts.” rotated that | had absolutely no administrative experience. However, the Pro-Rector at the time, Professor (of Thésiogy) Sauer, aio urged me to become a candidate in the new election, for there was a eal danger that otherwise a [mere func: A6lnsoccex tionary would be named Rector. Younger colleagues with whom for several years I had discussed questions of university management besieged me (with Fequest] to takeover the reciorate, [hesitated along time. Finally, I declared ‘myself ready o takeover the fice only in the interest inthe University, pro vided I could be certain of the unanimous support of the entice Academic Senate. Meantime, the doubts about my qualifieation forthe rectorate re ‘mained, 40 tha onthe very morning ofthe election I went tothe Rector’ of- fice and tld the dismissed colleague, von Méllendor, and the Pro-Rector, Sauer, that T could not tke over the fice. Both replied that the election flready had proceeded so far that at that point I could no longer withdraw fom the eandidacy. srunost: And so you declared yourself definitively ready. What form, then Aid your relationship 10 the National Socialists take? Heidegger: On the second day after [took office the “Student Leader” and {wo companions appeared at my door and demanded once more that the "Jewish poster’ be diplayed. I refused. The three students let with the remark ‘hat my prohibition would be made known tothe Student Leadership Division of the government. Several days Iatef a telephone call eame from Dr Baumann, S.A. Group Leader in the office of Higher Education of the Supreme 8.4. Gommand.* He demanded the hanging ofthe poser in quer tion, as this already had been done in other universities. Should I reuse, 1 could expect my own dismissal ft, indeed, the clowure of the University 1 tied to gain the support ofthe Minister of Culture of Baden for my prohibi tion. He explained that he could do nothing againat the S.A. Nonetheless, 1 id ot retract my prohibition srioet: Up to now, this was not known in that way. Heidegger: ‘The motive that above all determined me to take over the rc: torate wat mentioned already in my inaugural lecture at Freiburg in 1929, “What ia Metaphysics?” “The fields of sconces lie far apart. The manner of, handling ther objec is esenilly diferent, This disintegrated multiplicity of

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