Institute of Art and Ideas(@IAI_TV):Heidegger can often appear to be an impenetrable and esoteric thinker, whose ideas have little bearing on real life. But Simon Critchley works to undo this perception and bring phenomenology to bear on the everyday. In this interview, Critchley takes us from the atrophy of academic philosophy all the way to what philosophy can and should be. After reflecting on his own intellectual journey, as one in which he “ignored advice”, he discusses Heidegger’s and thereby offers an enlightening interpretive frame to understand Being and Time. Tap the link to watch now.

2026.10.27 18:44

Heidegger can often appear to be an impenetrable and esoteric thinker, whose ideas have little bearing on real life. But Simon Critchley works to undo this perception and bring phenomenology to bear on the everyday. In this interview, Critchley takes us from the atrophy of academic philosophy all the way to what philosophy can and should be. After reflecting on his own intellectual journey, as one in which he “ignored advice”, he discusses Heidegger’s and thereby offers an enlightening interpretive frame to understand Being and Time. Tap the link to watch now.