Just wondering.. Do average Germans have difficulty understanding Kant, Husserl, Gadamer .....? Do I find these things difficult because I'm a foreigner and unfamiliar with their tradition and culture?
2007-01-23 18:36:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Your question is two in one.
Whether it is difficult for the Germans, I do not know,because I am not German. But one who knew them well, himself a German - well, half Polish - said that they suffer from bad digestion, meaning that they never get over anything, are never through with anything. If his observation was correct, then they will read and re-read and evaluate and re-evaluate - hence the bad digestion. But they will understand.
As a non-German who knows German, I can say that I do not find it difficult, as you mean it, just because it is German. Philosophers differ in their outlook on Life, irrespective of what country they come from .
Keep also in mind that some of the subtle meaning is lost in translation.
2007-01-23 20:53:19 · answer #1 · answered by shades of Bruno 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all, very easy...
but you need to be open-minded to new ideas and you need to understand the west-European thinking.....
we are not thinking like the Americans. our culture is very old, based on 5000 years old history..
Americans have no culture and no history
come here and live with us for a year or more, and then you would understand our philosophy with our eyes....
2007-01-23 19:57:51 · answer #2 · answered by Crusader 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think German philosophy is difficult for Germans as they were probably taught it since they were young. It is difficult for us to understand as we don't speak their language.
2007-01-23 18:42:28 · answer #3 · answered by Unazaki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-01-23 18:59:56 · answer #4 · answered by rayaxe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋