Martin Heidegger’s Being And Time

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that existence precedes essence, which he finds the question of Being such an important question to come to terms with. He believes that if we have the ability to formulate and pose the question of Being, then we must also possess the answer to it. Heidegger’s term “Dasein” can be understood as meaning “being there.” “Being there” implies that there are a “being here” and a “being-over-there” etc., which are both spatial and temporal concepts. In other words, these terms designate a certain space in time. Spatiality is relevant to non-human objects such as chalk or tables, in only one respect. The piece of chalk will always be wherever it is placed. The piece of chalk will always be in the “being here” state. It occupies a certain area in space. Human beings however, can be present spatially in a classroom but can be thinking, for example, of what they had for breakfast this morning. In this respect, the individual is actually “being there.” Though human existence ...

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