Heidegger on Existentiality, Constancy, and the Self

• Published in: Inquiry (Oslo) Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 454 - 472
• Main Author: Käufer, Stephan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.10.2012; Routledge; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Criteria; Diachronic analysis; Epistemology. Philosophy of science. Theory of knowledge; Existentialism; Heidegger, Martin; Identity; Ontology; Philosophers; Philosophy; Self-concept; Self-perception; Social accounts; Knowledge theory

In Being and Time, Heidegger develops an account of the self in terms of his existential ontology. He contrasts his view to Cartesian and Kantian accounts, and seems to reject features that we take to be fundamental for a self, such as diachronic unity and being the subject of one's experiences...