HEIDEGGER AND FINK

• Published in: Angelaki : journal of theoretical humanities Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 20 - 36
• Main Author: Petropoulos, Georgios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.10.2024
• DOI: 10.1080/0969725X.2024.2405299
• ISSN: 0969-725X

In this paper I juxtapose Heidegger’s account of care with Fink’s account of play. The aim of this juxtaposition is to show how Fink’s account of human play sheds light on a modality of being that disrupts the futurism that characterizes the caring temporality of Dasein. In sections II and III, I argue that future projection plays a pivotal role in Heidegger’s analysis of human existence. In section IV, I discuss Fink’s critical reflections on the futurism of human existence. I examine how our care for our own being can have a limiting effect on how we relate to the world. In section V, I discuss some key features of human play that allow us to think of it as an eventful activity that opens up a more flexible relation to the world. In the final section, I discuss how Fink’s account of play overcomes some of the issues raised in relation to Heidegger’s prioritization of the future.