La sombra de Heidegger

La sombra de Heidegger (English: The Shadow of Heidegger) is a 2005

Nazi professor called Dieter Müller who writes a letter to his son, in which he describes the philosophy of Martin Heidegger as the spiritual guidance of the Nazi Party.^[1] Besides, La sombra de Heidegger has some elements that would enable it to be included in the category of historical novel. Although there are fictional characters, most of the people involved in the novel are public—and often controversial—figures, such as Adolf Hitler, Ernst Röhm, Jean-Paul Sartre and so on.
The novel also covers topics of Argentine political life. More than once Müller satirizes the situation of peronism

in Argentina.

Plot

Dieter Müller wrote his letter in 1948. It was intended to be read by his son, Martin Müller, with the objective of helping him to understand certain aspects of the decisions he made in his life. He tries to answer why he was affiliated to the Nazi Party, and why it is a must for Martin to read

Sein und Zeit.^[2]

In this line, it is explained that Müller was particularly engaged with Heidegger's ontology, and this is why he focuses his historical analysis in the notion of authenticity. Thus, he shows a major comprehension of the concept of Dasein.

Müller explains in detail some facets of Heidegger's life. He gave an account of Heidegger's emotional engagement with

Jewish condition of Arendt.
He also argues that 1933 Heidegger became Rektor of the University of Freiburg

owing to the aid of the SA and specially that of its co-founder and leader, Ernest Rohm. Müller explains that he obtained his Nazi Party membership right after hearing Heidegger's inaugural address, known in English as "The Self-assertion of the German University".

In his exile time in

horrors of Nazism

. Almost utterly sceptical, there was only one photograph that caught his attention. It was an image of an old, undernourished man, who was looking at the camera with haunting gaze. Such an image produced a deep impact in Müller's conscience, and he started to feel profoundly guilty about the death of that single man.

Years later, and after reading the letter of his father over and over, finding and meeting Heidegger became Martin's raison d'être.

References

^ "La sombra de Heidegger". Retrieved 4 March 2014.
ISBN 950-731-458-X
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[1] "La sombra de Heidegger". Retrieved 4 March 2014.

[2] ISBN 950-731-458-X
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