Heidegger Documentary "Only a God Can Save Us" | Director Interview with Stephen Hicks

An interview with Jeffrey Van Davis, the director of the documentary, "Only A God Can Save Us." The documentary can be found at:    • "Only a God Can Save Us" | Martin Hei...  

Mr. Van Davis and Dr. Hicks discuss the origins of the documentary, some details about its composition, his encounters with the Heidegger family, the premiere of the documentary and more details on the life of Heidegger.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:03 How did you come to make this film?
02:15 What drew you to Heidegger?
03:35 Your career highlights
05:25 Heidegger in the 1920s
06:49 Heidegger's reputation in the 1920s
08:40 Heidegger as a political thinker
10:40 Heidegger's influences in 1920s
12:50 Evidence of his awareness of Nazism in 1920s
17:24 Nazism comes to power
21:36 Heidegger's postwar thought and actions
23:33 His postwar political thoughts
26:37 How closely was his philosophy tied to Nazism
27:32 Philosopher or cultural activist?
28:47 The making of the film
37:30 The release of the film
42:40 Elfride Heidegger-the enthusiastic Nazi
45:15 The features of the film
47:32 The reaction of Heidegger apologists

Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA, and has had visiting positions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., University of Kasimir the Great in Poland, Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College in England, and Jagiellonian University in Poland.

Other links:

Explaining Postmodernism audiobook:    • Explaining Postmodernism by Stephen H...  
Nietzsche and the Nazis audiobook:    • Nietzsche and the Nazis by Stephen R....  

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Nietzsche:    • Nietzsche