Our group discussed phenomenology and existentialism, and looked closely at the philosophers Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, and Camus. Phenomenology is defined as the study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view, and existentialism is a philosophy concerned with finding self and the meaning of life through free will, choice, and personal responsibility.
Edmund Husserl was the main philosopher behind phenomenology, and we discussed his viewpoints on the essential structures of consciousness. Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus were both connected to the central idea of existentialism, and we discussed some of Sartre' s written works as the pretain to the idea of our own personal beliefs on the concept of existentaialism. With Martin Heidegger, we discussed how his main interest was ontology or the study of being. Taking an in-depth look on the study of being generates so many different opinions from people. The thought of "being" can be perceived in a various amount of ways, depending on anything from religion to personal expeience. Also with Heidegger, we discussed how his perception of being was connected to the term Dasein, hich means being-there. Dasein is described as a unitary phenomenon.
Fact: Who was Husserl's student?
A: Martin Heidegger
Discussion: According to Heidegger, the concept the "we are all going to die" is an objective truth and is not authentic. Do you agree or disagree?
When it comes to Heidegger; I feel like the idea of believing in the belief of "being" is touching on atheism. If you feel the world is there and being there is existing, unless you also believe everything is divine, then god almost can't exist in your world. For him not being there means he doesn't exist to Heidegger. To reject dualism of mind and body is also an interesting concept. I'm not sure exactly what he's saying when he states this. Possibly that the mind and body work independently? Which...might kinda mean...you're not where your body is compared to your minds view..so you're not actually there; so you not "being" there means no one actually exists..?
ReplyDelete1) Factual: Which Founding Father and later president admired Epictetus? (Thomas Jefferson)
2) Doubt seems to really break down how religions evolve and change over time. Do you feel as though major religions today have reached a stopping point in evolution and will no longer change? Other than to accommodate the times to an existent.
I really dont know what to think about husserl and heidegger,I see what cody is saying though, I'm gonna go with no one actually existing haha.
ReplyDeletefact: Who did Thomas Jefferson study and like?
answer: Epicetus
discussion: if christianity was not the biggest religion in the U.S. which religion would step in its place?
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