Athens – Martin Heidegger’s rectoral address was described by Karl Löwith as a “small philosophical gem” and remains one of the most concentrated expressions of Heidegger’s thought during the years of his adherence to National Socialism.
At the centre of that thought—perhaps surprisingly—stand the Greeks. For Heidegger, understanding who we are and what task lies before us ultimately requires returning to the Greeks. In this respect, he may not have been entirely mistaken. What remains to be understood, however, is who those Greeks truly were.
These themes will be explored in the lecture “Heidegger, Nazism and the Greeks,” delivered by Mauro Bonazzi, Full Professor of History of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Bologna, on Thursday, 23 April at 6:30 PM in the auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute in Athens.
The event will also feature contributions from Ioannis Kalogerakos, Full Professor of History of Ancient Philosophy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and Eleni Perdikouri, Associate Professor of Late Ancient Philosophy at the same university.