To be oneself. A Critique of Heidegers Conception of the authentic Existence

Abstract

The study shows that Heideggers conception of being oneself is grounded in his theory of individuality which, in turn, is based in a certain notion of identity. Relations among these notions are elaborated and an alternative to them is presented.

In the critical part, the consequences of Heidegers notion “resoluteness” for human self-understanding are shown and set against the phenomenon of finding oneself in a certain life possibility.

Keywords

• To be oneself
• Heidegger
• Existence
• Identity
• Individuality
• resoluteness