Proof, if proof be need be In England, �Irish� …
Proof, if proof be need be
In England, �Irish� is a byword for anything illiterate and/or illogical. So it�s no coincidence that the Irish Times is so relaxed about placing a longish review of two books about, in part, Martin Heidegger, which inclues a fairly straightforward explanation of his basic philosophy. You�d never, repeat NEVER, read such a review in an English newspaper. Yes, they�ll review a book on philosophy once a year, perhaps, if you�re lucky. But only if it contains lots of juicy biographical detail to bypass the ideas (did you see the Queen saying “The British are a pragmatic people, more at home with practice than ideas�? Is there a �people� not more at home with practice? What utterly banal bollocks the Royals speak). Even a BBC documentary about Heidegger a couple of years back spent only two minutes explaining the ideas. And it didn�t even succeed. No doubt the Gliberals (sic) will say that �at least it might stimulate interest�, and it will � in juicy biographical detail. God, I wish I was foreign.
The BBC, to their credit, often make World Historical television. Tonight, and for the next six weeks, BBC2 is repeating The Day Today, a programme that redefined how we watch TV news. Bang after bang after bang after bang!
Other Splinters posts of interest:
- Fisting The Night Away
- Poor old Tom My Irish correspondent has been te…
- 100% Proof Was sent a copy of the first issue o…
- When night falls
- Shades of Gray
