Concept
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Being-with
Concept · 2 readings
Other people belong to a shared world even when someone acts alone. Being-with neither makes others equipment nor establishes agreement or equal power.
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Heidegger: being, a shared world and its limits · Lesson 3 of 12
Other people and the way one does things
Even work done alone can be shaped by being-with and by the everyday authority Heidegger calls the they. The lesson separates shared norms from conformity and asks how help can support or displace another person’s agency.
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.