Heidegger: Being and Time and the Care for the Self

Jesús Adrián Escudero

Departmento de Filosofía, Facultad de Letras, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;Art and Humanities College, Southern Arizona Campus, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/ojpp.2013.32047                

Abstract

The secret of Being and Time and of its constant cultural and philosophical presence lies in its unusual hermeneutical richness. Being and Time becomes, so to speak, a precise seismometer capable of detecting the slips and falls of the contemporary era with surprising accuracy. It offers us an exact scan of the ethical and moral conscience of our time. Being and Time does not develop a philosophical theory among others, rather it faces the challenge of thoroughly reflecting upon the dilemma that is constantly present in philosophy, namely the question of human being and its relation to being in general. From this point of view, I would like to consider the possibility of reading this fundamental work of Heidegger as an ethics of the care, that is, as book that promotes a cultivation of the self and the other.

Keywords

Authenticity; Care; Constancy; Falling Prey; Friendship; Self

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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