Heidegger - World-Imperialism

On the essence of metaphysics: 'world-imperialism' can be called such, because it is synchronically, with unessential differences in the external 'political' form, coming to light everywhere in the 'world,' i.e., everywhere on earth.  But its name also signifies that the domain of its diffuse emergence is also the object of its volition.  Even its purpose bears different names and is in its denomination also as synchronous as in each instance the genuine goals are concealed behind some sort of 'cultural' 'missions' and solicitous intentions.  Yet world-imperialism itself is only something pursued and driven by a process having its determinative and decisive ground in the essence of truth in the modern sense.  The basic form of this truth unfolds as 'technology,' whose essential delimitation cannot be captured by the usual notions*.  'Technology' is the name for the truth of beings insofar as they are the 'will to power' unconditionally inverted in its distorted essence, i.e., insofar as they constitute the machination which is to be thought metaphysically and in terms of the history of beyng.  Therefore, all imperialism is conjointly, i.e., in reciprocal increase and subsidence, pursued to a highest consummation of technology.  The final chapter of this consummation will consist in the earth itself blowing up and the current humanity disappearing.  That will not be a misfortune but, instead, the first purification of being from its most profound deformation on account of the supremacy of beings.


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