PHIL 27
Heidegger's Being and Time Winter 2024

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Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time is among the most significant texts in 20th Century European Philosophy. Heidegger takes up the question: What does it mean “to be”? In so doing, he considers the more specific question of what it means for us to be the kind of beings we are. Heidegger suggests, first, that we are the beings who ask the question of the meaning of being, second, that we are being-in-the-world, third, that our being is with-others, fourth, that we feel anxiety and care, fifth, that our being is toward-death, sixth, that we are authentic or inauthentic, and finally, that our being is temporal. Our Winter Study will involve a close reading of Heidegger’s Being and Time and discussion of these philosophical themes. Students will be required to keep a journal for reflecting on our readings and discussions.