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A Critical Evaluation Of Martin Heidegger's Concept Of Being
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1.3 PURPOSE OF STUDY
Heidegger lashed out at his predecessors and
accused them of forgetfulness of Being. Our purpose here is to
critically assess the reasons behind Heidegger’s accusation and then see
whether he succeeded in reconstructing Being positively.
Further
more, the question of Being has been very elusive and difficult to
grasp. Much as the history of philosophy is riddled with bad answers
that need requestioning. What is Being? Remains a question to be now and
again restated in new vocabularies, given new circumstances. It is
therefore our intention to re-examine and re-evaluate old questions
within the context of contemporary experiences. The contemporary
experience seems to be based on concrete issues and questions and not on
abstract entities like Being and non-Being.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The
significance or relevance or importance of this project cannot be
over-emphasized “Being as Ireogbu articulates (1995: 60)†is the primum
notum (The first to be known) and the per se notum (The most
self-evident) “reality of the human intellect†Heidegger’s giant
contribution to the question of Being is unquestionable. His profound
analysis of ‘Dasien’ is refreshingly revealing.
The question he
postulated “why is there anything instead of nothing� Is one of the
most important questions that face man in the contemporary era? A world
where Being is neglected would not be a meaningful world. It is in fact
impossible to neglect it as Being speaks for itself. This project is
therefore contributing to the knowledge in the senses that we want to
ground meaning ultimately, we want to understand Being in the context of
past, present and future with a view towards man’s ontological end. If
as Heidegger argues that a man is a “Being unto death†and that death
brings fulfillment instead of destruction, then it follows that we
should seek to understand Being comprehensively.
1.5 SCOPE OF STUDY
This
work should be limited in scope to a critical evaluation of
Heideggerian concept of Being. The work divides itself into four (4)
chapter’s methodology.
Chapter One(1) deals with scientific
methodology. Chapter Two (2) examines Heidegger’s historicity. Chapter
Three (3) examines Heidegger’s concept of Being. Chapter four (4) which
is the last chapter focuses on merits and demerits of Heidegger’s works
etc.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The central focus of this work is to critically evaluate Heidegger’s concept of being and other related issues. Being has been a very intriguing issue that has held philosophers spell bound over the years. Philosophers throughout the ages have tried to give it their own interpretation based on the way they have conceived it. Heidegger, in response to the problem of being, arose to develop a largely acceptable interpretation of what he conceives as being. Whether he succeeded would be an i ... Continue reading---
