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The possible ranks higher than the actual.

— Martin Heidegger

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  1. In order to remain silent Da-sein must have something to say.
  2. Nevertheless, the ultimate business of philosophy is to preserve the force of the most elemental words in which Dasein expresses itself, an…
  3. The domination of the public way in which things have been interpreted has already decided upon even the possibilities of being attuned, th…
  4. Being is only Being for Dasein
  5. Everyone is the other, and no one is himself. The they, which supplies the answer to the who of everyday Da-sein, is the nobody to whom eve…
  6. 'Making itself intelligible is suicide for philosophy' (from Contributions to Philosophy from Enowning, full quote:
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  8. ...philosophy will not be able to effect an immediate transformation of the present condition of the world. This is not only true of philos…

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  • future
  • possibility
  • potential
  • reality
  • value

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