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Authenticity in Heidegger
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Authenticity, for Heidegger, is a matter of owning a life, which involves taking over possibilities without having made their whole ground. An authentic commitment can still be morally wrong.
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Heidegger: being, a shared world and its limits · Lesson 6 of 12
What would it mean to own a life?
For Heidegger, taking over a life involves existential guilt, the call of conscience and resoluteness. The lesson separates owning a commitment from justifying it, and keeps room for dependence, assistance and correction.
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Heidegger: being, a shared world and its limits
Begin with familiar encounters and follow Heidegger’s questions about being, a finite life, truth, art, dwelling and technology. Examine what the arguments explain, what they leave open and how they fare under political and ethical criticism.