Heidegger’s ontology functioned as a conservative apositivism

Evidence

Alongside a positivism which saw itself as lying in the tradition of the Enlightenment, and alongside conservative positivism, the ontology embodied most effectively by Heidegger presented the image of a conservative apositivism. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2500

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘conservative apositivism’ as a third stance alongside Enlightenment-tradition and conservative positivism.
• XREF: Connects to the broader Critical Theory taxonomy of anti-positivist positions (Adorno, Lukács). — connects to: Heidegger’s authentic-versus-inauthentic distinction left politics to heroic fatalism without causes — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 412; Heidegger’s Nazi commitment emerged from the objective structure of his philosophy — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2299; Heidegger’s life-world analysis paralleled the metaphysical diagnoses of his era — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 405 (+1 more)