Once again we need to emphasize that Heidegger's position is not some sort of philosophical ludditism, but a plea for the use of contemporary machines and devices in a way that is sensitive to the temporal patterns of the natural world.
Homelessness is a sad result of a country that has neglected its citizens and ignored their pleas, simply because of political or philosophical dissent or depraved priorities bent on serving the "haves".
The Confucian-like emphasis on "cultivating" this special epistemic ability, obediently following teachers and traditions contrasts with the philosophical strain's emphasis on natural spontaneity, freedom and egalitarianism which seems to Confucians like a plea for anarchy.
Instead, the bargained plea brought a quiet end to a case replete with a sudden flash of violence, a heady philosophical debate and a series of soap-opera turns in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn.
As those pleas in favour of personal freedom illustrate, Chekhov's stories frequently contain some kind of submerged moral, though he never worked out a comprehensive ethical or philosophical doctrine.
Oxford Universities plea to Taylor Swift.
