From: Erik Hoogcarspel <jehms-AT-kabelfoon.nl>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 20:12:27 +0200
Subject: Re: Dasien, a question


Hallo Krueger

Op maandag, 18-jan-99 schreef Krueger:


K> Do you mind if I ask you a question?

K> I have recently become interested in the idea of "Dasein" (after
K> Heidegger) as a possible method or perspective for inquiry into social
K> phenomena.

K> The introduction by Dreyfus in Foucault's "Mental Illness and
Psychology"
K> indicated that 1) Foucault used this method as a critique of
K> psychoanalysis, and 2) this work was not necessarily typical of
Foucalt's
K> later works.  Not being very familiar with Foucault I'm not sure what to
K> make of that disclaimer, but the idea interests me nonetheless,...

K> So first of all, does anyone know of a good accessable description of
the
K> concept of Dasein, and second, does anyone know of a few good works by
any
K> author that demonstrates the use of this Dasein in practice?

I found in my library a book form Manfred S. Frings: 'Person und Dasein' -
Martinus Nijhof, Den Haag 1969. It compares Heideggerian ethics to Schelers
conception of worth.
Maybe this can be usefull.

Regards
-- 
erik


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