Heidegger’s fountain pens

post-116907-0-50357300-1417784508A discussion of the pens on Heidegger’s desk – via Enowning.

I’d say it’s what he wrote with them that’s important, except that pens do find their way into his philosophy as examples of tools.

 


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1 Response to Heidegger’s fountain pens

  1. Andrew's avatar Andrew says:

    Reblogged this on Inherit and Respond and commented:
    I remember Derrida saying somewhere he fetishised his paper and pens early on too – before moving on to typewriters, and then computers.

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