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Being And Time

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1927

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Essay Topics

1.

Should phenomenologists care about ontology?

2.

Should the goal of philosophy be to facilitate understanding or to make us “perplexed”?

3.

To what extent is the use of the term “Dasein” necessary for a phenomenological ontology?

4.

Consider and discuss the statement: “Poetry allows us to avoid the ontological prejudices of ordinary language."

5.

How far is Being and Time an existentialist text?

6.

 Discuss the following statement with reference to the second Division of Being and Time: “The use of theological concepts in a secular philosophical context causes more problems than it solves.” 

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Has Being and Time itself become the subject of idle talk?

8.

Does Heidegger’s account of conscience involve an infinite regress?

9.

Can one ever be authentically part of a tradition?

10.

Does authenticity complement or clash with the pursuit of an ethical life?

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