Terrific discussion. The last 20-30 minutes reached a new level. It began to transcend the immediate. Appreciate Guido's insights into Junger. In response to the discussion about what can we do about our current situation......I think we can do nothing and that is what I believe Junger knew and what is the overall message of his books. Eternal recurrence. The last two sections of Nietzsche's Will to Power. The same old comes back again in new shapes and forms (the worker). I believe this is why Junger ultimately chose to become the Anarch...who lived in "the forest" away from it all.
instead of comparing junger to an american like hemingway, i'd say, compare him with william s burroughs.... both gnostics, aristocratic in bearing, against modernity as control and a war with evil.... both also loved chess...
Rather than the post-modernism of the Right, Jünger is one of the few heirs to the Counter-Enlightenment, which is stylistically and formally composed of archipelagos with subterranean connections. Jünger comments on this much as Hamann did, the "in a nutshell" is foreign to us, it forces one to see the hidden. It should also be remembered that he was opposed to the NS, and distanced himself early on (his brother was influential here, and NS raid on his home solidified this opposition). In many ways Jünger's ideas are more dangerous than NS, and not because of being extreme or repulsive but simply as foreign in time and language. It is pre-Kantian, and as you suggest close to the mythic. One may also compare Nietzsche's popularity with Bloy's obscurity. Two approaches towards the absolute.
Terrific discussion. The last 20-30 minutes reached a new level. It began to transcend the immediate. Appreciate Guido's insights into Junger. In response to the discussion about what can we do about our current situation......I think we can do nothing and that is what I believe Junger knew and what is the overall message of his books. Eternal recurrence. The last two sections of Nietzsche's Will to Power. The same old comes back again in new shapes and forms (the worker). I believe this is why Junger ultimately chose to become the Anarch...who lived in "the forest" away from it all.
I appreciate this discussion very much. Thank you! You need to get Tunney on with Preparata
Fifty-four views and only three likes. Love what you do, one of the best episodes on your awesome channel. Thank you.
Thank you for those encouraging words, Noah. They are most welcomed.
Thank you, gentlemen, that was fascinating.
junger said that he was not a nazi at all... he looked down on them
instead of comparing junger to an american like hemingway, i'd say, compare him with william s burroughs.... both gnostics, aristocratic in bearing, against modernity as control and a war with evil.... both also loved chess...
guido, thanks for the spengler, man and techics recommendation...i was able to find a free pdf
You should look into Wyndham Lewis. He’s an absolute gem for this!!
Thank you, belatedly, for the recommendation: it seems that I will needs put Vorticism in the reading queue! :)
Interesting points, I feel I will learn a lot here.
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Rather than the post-modernism of the Right, Jünger is one of the few heirs to the Counter-Enlightenment, which is stylistically and formally composed of archipelagos with subterranean connections. Jünger comments on this much as Hamann did, the "in a nutshell" is foreign to us, it forces one to see the hidden. It should also be remembered that he was opposed to the NS, and distanced himself early on (his brother was influential here, and NS raid on his home solidified this opposition).
In many ways Jünger's ideas are more dangerous than NS, and not because of being extreme or repulsive but simply as foreign in time and language. It is pre-Kantian, and as you suggest close to the mythic.
One may also compare Nietzsche's popularity with Bloy's obscurity. Two approaches towards the absolute.