Martin Heidegger: Being in the World PDF

Phenomenology is the philosophical study of objectivity and, more generally, reality as subjectively lived and experienced. It seeks to investigate the universal features of consciousness while avoiding assumptions about the external world, aiming to describe phenomena as they appear to th...

Phenomenology is the philosophical study of objectivity and, more generally, reality as subjectively lived and experienced. It seeks to investigate the universal features of consciousness while avoiding assumptions about the external world, aiming to describe phenomena as they appear to the subject, and to explore the meaning and significance of the lived experiences. Hermeneutics is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts. As necessary, hermeneutics may include the art of understanding and communication.  MARTIN HEIDEGGER BEING IN THE WORLD MARTIN HEIDEGGER  German Philosopher who is best known for contribution to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He is among the mot important and influential philosophers of the 20th century. DASEIN A. DEFEINITION GERMAN TERM which means being there B. DASEIN VIEWED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE HUMAN PERSON being- in- the- world  CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DASEIN AS being- in – the- world HUMAN PERSON EXISTS IN THE WORLD; THAT IS TO SAY, HUMAN PERSON DOES NOT EXISTS IN A VACUUM, FOR THERE IS ALWAYS A CONTEXT OR SITUATION, IN WHICH HE/SHE EXISTS. HUMAN PERSON HAS SELF THAT HE/SHE DEFINES AS HE/SHE EXISTS IN THE WORLD THAT IS TO SAY, A HUMAN PERSON DOES NOT EXIST IN THE WORLD AS NO BODY FOR HE/SHE HAS A SELF WHICH HE/SHE DEFINES AS HE/SHE EXISTS IN THE WORLD. INVOLVEMENT OR ENGAGEMENT OF DASEIN (CARE OR SORGE) Two entities being alongside – his/her involvement has the character of utility. This means that things appear to human person merely as a form of equipment or instrument, or as a things that the human person can use either for his/her practical purposes or for his theoretical contemplation. being with- a human person’s involvement has the character of considerateness and forbearance, which are best shown in moments when the human person empathizes with his/her fellow human persons. TEMPORALITY human person subjected to time. (Human Time) referring to the fact that human person’s existence in the world has the dimension of having a past, present, and future. HUMAN TIME AND TEMPORALITY Past (Facticity)- everything about the existence of a human person that can no longer be changed. Present ( falleness)- I the state a human person is in when he/she lives an inauthentic existence, referring to kind of existence in which a human person is not the one making decisions for himself/herself. Future (Existentiality)- all the possibilities that a human person has and can choose to have. This includes all the projects that a human person can set for himself/herself to accomplish in the future.