Template: How to Read the Heidegger Tree Structure
Glossary of Heideggerian Terms
- Dasein: (Being-there) – The human being as the entity that questions its own existence.
- In-der-Welt-sein: (Being-in-the-world) – The fundamental way Dasein exists: always already involved in a world.
- Weltlichkeit: (Worldhood) – The structure of the world as it is experienced by Dasein.
- Zuhandenheit: (Readiness-to-hand) – The way tools or things are encountered as useful, seamlessly integrated into activity.
- Bedeutsamkeit: (Significance) – The network of meanings and relevance that things have in a context.
- Vorhandenheit: (Presence-at-hand) – The way things are encountered as mere objects, especially when they break down.
- Mitsein: (Being-with) – The social aspect of Dasein: always already with others.
- Fürsorge: (Solicitude/Care-for-others) – The way Dasein relates to and cares for others.
- das Man: (The They) – The anonymous social norms and conventions that shape everyday existence.
- Selbstsein: (Selfhood) – The aspect of Dasein concerned with its own individuality.
- Geworfenheit: (Thrownness) – The fact that Dasein is always already thrown into a world and situation not of its choosing.
- Entwurf: (Projection) – Dasein’s capacity to project itself toward possibilities and shape its own existence.
- Sein-zum-Tode: (Being-toward-death) – The awareness and acceptance of one’s own finitude.
- Sorge: (Care) – The fundamental structure of Dasein’s being: concern and involvement with the world.
- Besorgen: (Concernful involvement) – The way Dasein takes care of things in the world.
- Ganzheit der Sorge: (Totality of care) – The integration of all aspects of care into a coherent whole.
- Zeitlichkeit: (Temporality) – The temporal structure of Dasein’s existence.
- Zukunft: (Future ecstasis) – Dasein’s orientation toward future possibilities.
- Gewesenheit: (Having-been) – The way the past is carried forward in Dasein’s existence.
- Gegenwart: (Present engagement) – Dasein’s involvement in the present moment.
- Befindlichkeit: (Mood/Attunement) – The affective state in which Dasein finds itself.
- Angst: (Anxiety) – A fundamental mood that reveals the nothingness and groundlessness of existence.
- Erschlossenheit: (Disclosedness) – The openness that allows Dasein to understand itself and the world.
- Rede: (Discourse) – The articulation and communication of understanding.
- Schweigen: (Silence) – The meaningful, authentic silence that can be as expressive as speech.
- Eigentlichkeit: (Authenticity) – Living in accordance with one’s ownmost potential, not just social norms.
- Entschlossenheit: (Resoluteness) – The committed, decisive stance toward one’s own existence.
- Sorge als Sein des Daseins: (Care as Being) – The idea that care is the very being of Dasein.
- Verfallenheit: (Fallenness) – The tendency to lose oneself in the everyday world and its distractions.
- Nichtigkeit: (Nullity/Avoidance) – The avoidance of confronting existential realities.
- Flucht vor dem Tode: (Flight from death) – The evasion of one’s own mortality.
- Zerstreuung: (Dispersed concern) – Scattered, unfocused care or attention.
- Uneigentliche Sorge: (Inauthentic care) – Care that is not owned or reflected upon by Dasein.
- Angst verdrängt: (Repressed anxiety) – The suppression of existential anxiety.
- Alltäglichkeit: (Everydayness) – The ordinary, routine state of existence.
- Bodenlosigkeit: (Groundlessness) – The sense of emptiness or lack of foundation.
- Gerede: (Idle talk) – Superficial, unreflective conversation.
- Neugier: (Curiosity) – Restless seeking of novelty without depth.
- Schweigen verhindert: (Blocked silence) – The inability to achieve meaningful silence.
- Uneigentlichkeit: (Inauthenticity) – Living according to others, not one’s ownmost potential.
- Vergessenheit des Seins: (Forgetfulness of Being) – Losing sight of the fundamental question of existence.
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Dasein: Elena (Authentic Being-in-the-world)
Dasein: Elena
├── Being-in-the-world (In-der-Welt-sein)
│ ├── Worldhood (Weltlichkeit)
│ │ ├── Tools as extensions of purpose → Zuhandenheit (readiness-to-hand)
│ │ ├── Each object gains meaning through artistic context → Bedeutsamkeit (significance)
│ │ └── Breakdowns reveal the world’s background → Vorhandenheit (presence-at-hand)
│ ├── Being-with (Mitsein)
│ │ ├── Supports other artists → Fürsorge (solicitude)
│ │ ├── Engages selectively, not conforming to trends → das Man transcended
│ │ └── Experiences shared creation → Mitsein (co-existence)
│ └── Selfhood (Selbstsein)
│ ├── Acknowledges past conditioning → Geworfenheit (thrownness)
│ ├── Chooses her own path → Entwurf (projection)
│ └── Lives with awareness of finitude → Sein-zum-Tode (Being-toward-death)
│
├── Care (Sorge)
│ ├── Engages in authentic concern with her craft → Besorgen (concernful involvement)
│ ├── Practices empathy with others → Fürsorge (care-for-others)
│ └── Integrates her projects into coherent purpose → Ganzheit der Sorge (totality of care)
│
├── Temporality (Zeitlichkeit)
│ ├── Projects creative possibilities ahead → Zukunft (future ecstasis)
│ ├── Reinterprets her past as narrative material → Gewesenheit (having-been)
│ └── Acts mindfully in her present projects → Gegenwart (present engagement)
│
├── Mood (Befindlichkeit)
│ ├── Experiences serenity mixed with anxiety → Angst (anxiety as disclosure)
│ └── Uses that anxiety to find truth in art → Erschlossenheit (disclosedness)
│
├── Discourse (Rede)
│ ├── Expresses Being through painting → Rede (articulation of understanding)
│ └── Practices meaningful silence → Schweigen (authentic silence)
│
└── Mode of Existence
├── Accepts anxiety as truth → Eigentlichkeit (authenticity)
├── Lives with conscious openness → Entschlossenheit (resoluteness)
└── Transforms care into art → Sorge als Sein des Daseins (care as Being)Dasein: Mark (Inauthentic Being-in-the-world)
Dasein: Mark
├── Being-in-the-world (In-der-Welt-sein)
│ ├── Worldhood (Weltlichkeit)
│ │ ├── Sees laptop, code, and KPIs as isolated objects → Vorhandenheit (presence-at-hand)
│ │ ├── Uses technology for efficiency, not meaning → Zuhandenheit (ready-to-hand, unnoticed)
│ │ └── Lives in network of corporate signs → Bedeutsamkeit (significance defined by others)
│ ├── Being-with (Mitsein)
│ │ ├── Immersed in company culture → das Man (the They)
│ │ ├── Seeks belonging through conformity → Verfallenheit (fallenness)
│ │ └── Avoids existential confrontation → Nichtigkeit (nullity / avoidance)
│ └── Selfhood (Selbstsein)
│ ├── Ignores existential fact of thrownness → Geworfenheit (unacknowledged)
│ ├── Projects based on career templates → Entwurf (inauthentic projection)
│ └── Flees from finitude → Flucht vor dem Tode (flight from death)
│
├── Care (Sorge)
│ ├── Fragmented attention among tasks → Zerstreuung (dispersed concern)
│ ├── Care defined externally (metrics, feedback) → Besorgen (calculative concern)
│ └── Avoids authentic self-reflection → Uneigentliche Sorge (inauthentic care)
│
├── Temporality (Zeitlichkeit)
│ ├── Future defined by promotion ladder → Zukunft (projected by the They)
│ ├── Past forgotten → Gewesenheit (disowned)
│ └── Present filled with busyness → Gegenwart (absorption in tasks)
│
├── Mood (Befindlichkeit)
│ ├── Underlying anxiety suppressed → Angst verdrängt (repressed anxiety)
│ ├── Surface mood of restless normality → Alltäglichkeit (everydayness)
│ └── Feels emptiness as background → Bodenlosigkeit (groundlessness)
│
├── Discourse (Rede)
│ ├── Idle talk dominates meetings → Gerede (idle talk)
│ ├── Curiosity toward trends replaces reflection → Neugier (curiosity)
│ └── Lacks authentic discourse → Schweigen verhindert (blocked silence)
│
└── Mode of Existence
├── Lost in public interpretation → Uneigentlichkeit (inauthenticity)
├── Fleeing from existential truth → Verfallenheit (fallenness)
└── Substitutes being with doing → Vergessenheit des Seins (forgetfulness of Being)
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