Netzwerk Phänomenologische Metaphysik
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(2015) Human Studies 38 (2).

Intersubjectivity of Dasein in Heidegger's Being and time

how authenticity is a return to community

K. M. Stroh

pp. 243-259

This essay discusses an alternative interpretation of the term "Dasein" as Heidegger uses it in Being and Time and, in particular, the possibility that Dasein is meant to contain an inherent form of intersubjectivity to which we must "return" in order to achieve authenticity. In doing so, I build on the work of John Haugeland and his interpretation of Dasein as a mass term, while exploring the implications such an interpretation has on Heidegger's conception of "authenticity". Ultimately, this paper aims to take seriously Heidegger's claim to be moving past the isolated Cartesian subject and towards a view of authentic human existence that is cognizant of the way our identities are always formed within a pre-existing community. In addition, since many interpretations of Heidegger have argued that "the Anyone" (Das Man) is representative of all possible forms of community, I consider how this alternative understanding of Dasein as intersubjective can shed new light on critical remarks Heidegger makes about "the Anyone". Thus, I argue that by reinterpreting Dasein as community, we can find more coherence between Heidegger's otherwise conflicting conceptions of authenticity and "the Anyone".

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DOI: 10.1007/s10746-015-9341-9

Full citation:

Stroh, K. M. (2015). Intersubjectivity of Dasein in Heidegger's Being and time: how authenticity is a return to community. Human Studies 38 (2), pp. 243-259.

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