From: GEVANS613-AT-aol.com
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 14:23:14 EST
Subject: heidegger-AT-lists  Shall we Dance?



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Shall we Dance?

If we are to accept that Heidegger's meaning of the term 'Dasein' stands for 
'a human being's existence' then it should be possible (if the term is to be 
taken at all seriously) to substitute the term with what it stands for.  I 
came across this snippet the other day which admirably reveals the 
unworkability of the term - here it is:

"All philosophical stories of  the essence of humanity are present-at-hand, 
but can be revealed more clearly, concretely, and in fact helpfully, when 
placed against the  background of circumspective concern as a human's 
existence's mode of existence."

The semantic inoperability and sheer silliness of the term:  ' a human 
being's existence's mode of existence'  which can be compared to: 'a human 
being's dancing's mode of dancing.'

Patently it is the human being which exists and not the human being's 
existence, and a human being that dances and not the human being's dancing?  
Hands up anyone who has been to a dance-hall and seen a dancing dancing?

Comments?

Jud.



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