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Being and beings

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Heidegger’s inquiry distinguishes a particular being from its being. Being is neither another object nor a name for whatever matters to someone.

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Heidegger: being, a shared world and its limits · Lesson 1 of 12
What are we asking when we ask about being?
Heidegger distinguishes beings from their being and begins with Dasein and its being-in-the-world. The lesson reconstructs his reasons and weighs an objection to the priority he claims.

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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.