Being and Time
Martin Heidegger
Uncover the fundamental structures of human existence by stripping away the distractions of everyday life to confront the profound question of what it means to "be." Through this landmark exploration of time and authenticity, you will learn to navigate the tension between social conformity and your own finite reality, gaining a radical new perspective on how to live a more intentional life.
The Forgotten Question
Heidegger reawakens the question of 'Being', arguing that Western philosophy has long ignored the fundamental meaning of what it means 'to be' by focusing on mere entities.
The Necessity of the Question
The Phenomenological Method
Dasein and the Worldly Web
Introducing 'Dasein'—the being that we ourselves are—and its fundamental structure of 'Being-in-the-world', rejecting the traditional split between subject and object.
Dasein: Existence over Essence
Being-in-the-World
The Ready-to-hand
The Social Self and Everydayness
Exploring how Dasein exists with others and how the social world shapes our identity, often leading to a loss of self in the crowd.
Being-with and the 'They'
Thrownness and Moods
Understanding and Projection
Falling and Idle Talk
Anxiety and the Essence of Care
Analyzing the experience of anxiety as the moment where the world loses its meaning, revealing 'Care' as the underlying structure of Dasein.
Anxiety vs. Fear
Care (Sorge) as Being
Finitude and Authenticity
Moving into the 'Temporality' section, Heidegger discusses how facing death and the call of conscience allows Dasein to become authentic.
Being-towards-death
The Call of Conscience
Resoluteness
Temporality and History
The final horizon of the book: understanding that the meaning of Being is Time itself, and how this relates to history and destiny.
The Ecstases of Time
Historicality and Heritage
Everyday Time vs. Primordial Time
Repetition and Fate
The Destruction of Ontology
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