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(5 pp). When asked in an interview (Kreisler 2000),
what is important about politics, John Tussman
said that, "politics is the art of providing for
the general welfare; and in principle is not
competitive." However the "reality of what is
happening now", according to Tussman is that
politics is about "advantage and power." Although
each person, political or not, has their own sense
of reality, it is connection between art and
politics that we will be examining in this
discussion of two twentieth century philosophers.
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politics is about "advantage and power." Although each person, political or not, has their own sense of reality, it is connection between art and politics that we will be
examining in this discussion of two twentieth century philosophers. Bibliography lists 15 sources. BBheiben.doc THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ART & POLITICS: Martin Heidegger and Walter Benjamin
Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., February 2001 Introduction When asked in an interview (Kreisler 2000),
what is important about politics, John Tussman said that, "politics is the art of providing for the general welfare; and in principle is not competitive." However the "reality of
what is happening now", according to Tussman is that politics is about "advantage and power." Although each person, political or not, has their own sense of reality, it is
connection between art and politics that we will be examining in this discussion of two twentieth century philosophers. Martin Heidegger (1889 - 1976). According to Lewitt (1998) Heidegger philosophically approaches
the viewing of an object in a circular fashion. The essay "The Origin of the Work of Art" is found in his book Poetry. Language. Thought. In this
particular essay, we are told that, "art lets truth originate." According to Kiefte (1997), what Heidegger is wondering about is whether art, as it currently exists, allows us
to discover, or express ourselves about some truth that exists in the collective human experience. Although it sounds as though it is a puzzle, Heideggers point is that, "Art
is truth setting itself to work." For this German philosopher, art is truth in process. For some, such as Haber (2000) Heidegger s support of the Nazi party,
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