Heidegger’s philosophy could accommodate reality only when it matched his preconceptions.

Evidence

Reading Heidegger’s account of the cruise, we get a glimpse of how he responded when the world failed to fit his preconceptions. He sounds resentful, and selective in what he is prepared to see. When Greece surprises him, he writes himself further into his private vision of things; when it fits that vision, he cautiously grants approval. He was right to have been nervous of making the trip: it did not bring out the best in him. — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 959

Categorization

• SEED: A portrait of a mind’s failure before lived reality — the anti-existentialist irony of a philosopher who prized authentic encounter yet filtered out whatever challenged him.
• XREF: connects to: Heidegger avoided visiting Greece for fear reality would shatter his vision of it. — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 955