1. VI: Care as the Being of
Dasein (pp. 225-273, §§ 39-44)
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
(Notes by Marton Ribary)
Two modes of care
Care is a fundamental characteristic
of Dasein’s Being-in-the world which manifests itself in two different modes. One
mode is related to things drawn into Dasein’s interest what Heidegger has
described as entities ready-to-hand (as opposed to things which are merely
present-at-hand). The other mode is related to Others who have the same existence
as Dasein itself. To simplify Heidegger’s terminological account, Dasein’s care
expresses itself towards things as concern (Besorgen) and towards people as
solicitude (Fürsorge).
Care, wholeness and solipsism
By bridging the chasm between
Dasein and the things ready-to-hand, care expresses the wholeness of Dasein’s
Being-in-the-world. It holds together the multiplicity of experiences (perceptual
or otherwise) in one agent. By bridging the chasm between Dasein and Others,
care avoids the philosophical threat of solipsism. It acknowledges that Dasein
is not alone.
Truth and care
Heidegger maintains that truth is
fundamentally the state of being “uncovered”. This manifests itself as the
agreement between the statement and fact when the fundamental meaning of truth
is reduced to a thing which is merely present-at-hand. Propositional truth in
Heidegger’s understanding is neither general or fundamental, but a very special
case of truth in the sense of being uncovered. However, like the meaning of Being,
the fundamental idea of truth has been forgotten since the time of Plato and
Aristotle. Heidegger interprets truth in the context of care: truth is only
relevant, if it can be shared which requires that Dasein be alongside with
Things ready-to hand (Besorgen) and be able to communicate it to Others (Fürsorgen).
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