The Nature of Dasein   Is Dasein an Exclusively Human Entity?

| Jennifer Wilson

Heidegger's philosophy is a fairly thorough examination of life, considering components never

really addressed in philosophy until he wrote.  These components of life that Heidegger addresses

include death, guilt, care, anxiety, tranquility, and social relations within one's life.  Heidegger address 

es these issues from the perspective of Dasein    the being for whom existence itself is an issue .  Dasein

has guilt, care, anxiety, tranquility, social relations, and a keen notion of death.  Dasein is the individ 

ual that

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is aware of itself temporally, reflecting on its past, anticipating its future, and acting in an influ 

enced fashion in its present state.  

When reading Heidegger, one quickly relates to the concept of Dasein, understanding the var 

ious modes of existence that it manifests.  Readers of Heidegger seem to agree on these facets of

Dasein's existence, since Heidegger's philosophy, like most existential thought, is one that cuts to the

core of what concerns readers by addressing issues such as emotion, death, freedom, and sociological

effects on individuals.

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