Tag: Being-in-the-world
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Being Outside: Heidegger and Weathering Life Beyond Indoors
Introduction: The Frame of Indoors and the Call of Outside Western philosophy has long trained us to picture the self as housed within a private interior—a cave, a tower, a room—where perception is curated and consciousness reigns. In this comfortable architecture, we imagine the world as a map to be interpreted from a secure distance.…
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Being Outside: How Heidegger Reframes Our Weathering of Life’s Storms
Introduction: Beyond the Indoor Metaphor Western philosophy often teaches us to think of ourselves as enclosed consciousnesses, dwelling in inner rooms, towers, or caves. But Martin Heidegger challenges this inward bias with a simple yet profound shift: existence is not primarily a matter of private perception but of being-with-the-world. The image of weathering storms, standing…