Concept
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Care in Heidegger
Concept · 2 readings
Care names a structure of being ahead of oneself, already in a world and involved with beings. It must be distinguished from kindness and care ethics.
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Heidegger: being, a shared world and its limits · Lesson 5 of 12
Anxiety and a life that can end
Heidegger distinguishes anxiety from fear and treats death as a possibility that bears on how a life is lived. The lesson compares the readings of Blattner and Hoffman, questions the priority given to anxiety and asks for no personal disclosure.
Heidegger: being, a shared world and its limits · Lesson 4 of 12
How a situation matters to us
For Heidegger, attunement is a way of finding oneself in a situation, and care unites being ahead of oneself, being already in a world and being involved with beings. The lesson separates what a mood discloses from what it proves, and care from kindness.
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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.