The Force of Existence. Looking for Spinoza in Heidegger

In the perhaps most decisive reopening of philosophy in the twentieth century, Heidegger presented an existential analytic. This can be viewed as the highly complex analysis of one simple action: being-there (Dasein). In the paper at hand, a Spinozist interpretation of this action is proposed. This...

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Main Author: Lysemose, Kasper (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands [2020]
In: Sophia
Year: 2020, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 139-172
IxTheo Classification:TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Heidegger
B Force
B Actuality
B Drive
B Spinoza
B Potentiality
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Summary:In the perhaps most decisive reopening of philosophy in the twentieth century, Heidegger presented an existential analytic. This can be viewed as the highly complex analysis of one simple action: being-there (Dasein). In the paper at hand, a Spinozist interpretation of this action is proposed. This implies a shift in the Aristotelian conceptuality, which, to a large extent, informs Heidegger’s analysis. The action of being-there is not a movement from potentiality (dynamis) to actuality (energeia). It is a force of existence (vis existendi). However, this force is located right at the threshold between potentiality and actuality. Accordingly, it is not a matter of dismissing Aristotle’s concepts, but—with Heidegger—to observe carefully their deconstruction and pursue it to the point where these concepts become indistinct and where—beyond Heidegger—a Spinozian force of existence emerges.
ISSN:1873-930X
Contains:Enthalten in: Sophia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11841-019-0712-y