Phenomenology and the Question of Man
Françoise Dastur, Robert Vallier
Questions of Phenomenology June 1, 2017 DOI: 10.5422/fordham/9780823233731.003.0013 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Argues that Patočka and Heidegger both explore phenomenology and human phenomena, with Patočka claiming Heidegger realizes Dilthey's idea of understanding the human from itself, while Heidegger contends humanism as metaphysics fails to grasp human finitude. |
Abstract
This chapter examines the philosophical reflections of Jan Patočka and Martin Heidegger regarding phenomenology and the question of human phenomena. According to Patočka, Heidegger is the thinker who realized Wilhelm Dilthey's idea of “understanding the human on the basis of the human” by starting from what separates the human from all other beings, without recourse to anything foreign to humanity. In his “Letter on Humanism,” Heidegger argues that humanism is a form of metaphysics, yet to understand the human in such a perspective is precisely not to understand the human on the basis of itself— that is, on the basis of a finitude that prevents the human from becoming master of truth. The chapter also considers Patočka's claim that phenomenality cannot be the work of our freedom.
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