Dasein
E188051
Dasein is Martin Heidegger’s key philosophical concept denoting the uniquely human mode of being that is self-aware, historically situated, and fundamentally concerned with its own existence.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dasein canonical | 2 |
| Being-toward-death | 1 |
| Dasein (determinate being) | 1 |
| being-toward-death (Sein-zum-Tode) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1668097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dasein Context triple: [Martin Heidegger, mainInterest, Dasein]
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A.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition is a 1958 philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that analyzes the nature of human activities—labor, work, and action—and their place in modern political and social life.
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B.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition is a 2020 studio album by American rock band Black Stone Cherry that blends hard rock and Southern influences with introspective, socially aware lyrics.
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C.
Neurath
Neurath is a surname most prominently associated with Otto Neurath, an Austrian philosopher of science and key member of the Vienna Circle.
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D.
Enodia
Enodia is an epithet of the Greek goddess Hecate that emphasizes her role as a protector and guide along roads, thresholds, and liminal spaces.
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E.
Bortus
Bortus is a stoic, duty-bound Moclan officer serving as second-in-command aboard the exploratory spaceship in the sci-fi comedy series "The Orville."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dasein Target entity description: Dasein is Martin Heidegger’s key philosophical concept denoting the uniquely human mode of being that is self-aware, historically situated, and fundamentally concerned with its own existence.
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A.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition is a 1958 philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that analyzes the nature of human activities—labor, work, and action—and their place in modern political and social life.
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B.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition is a 2020 studio album by American rock band Black Stone Cherry that blends hard rock and Southern influences with introspective, socially aware lyrics.
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C.
Neurath
Neurath is a surname most prominently associated with Otto Neurath, an Austrian philosopher of science and key member of the Vienna Circle.
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D.
Enodia
Enodia is an epithet of the Greek goddess Hecate that emphasizes her role as a protector and guide along roads, thresholds, and liminal spaces.
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E.
Bortus
Bortus is a stoic, duty-bound Moclan officer serving as second-in-command aboard the exploratory spaceship in the sci-fi comedy series "The Orville."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
existential-ontological category
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key concept in Martin Heidegger's philosophy ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| centralWork | Being and Time ⓘ |
| concerns |
human existence
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the question of Being ⓘ |
| definedBy | Martin Heidegger ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | German ⓘ |
| hasMode |
authentic existence
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inauthentic existence ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
being-in-the-world
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being-toward-death ⓘ being-with-others ⓘ capable of authenticity ⓘ care-structured ⓘ concerned with its own existence ⓘ disclosedness ⓘ finite ⓘ historically situated ⓘ self-aware ⓘ situated in a world of significance ⓘ susceptible to inauthenticity ⓘ temporal ⓘ thrown ⓘ understanding of Being ⓘ |
| influenced |
existential psychotherapy
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existentialism ⓘ hermeneutic phenomenology ⓘ |
| isAnalyzedIn | existential analytic ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedBy |
care (Sorge)
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discourse (Rede) ⓘ falling (Verfallen) ⓘ mood (Befindlichkeit) ⓘ projection (Entwurf) ⓘ thrownness (Geworfenheit) ⓘ understanding (Verstehen) ⓘ |
| isNot |
a biological definition of human being
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a generic human subject in the Cartesian sense ⓘ |
| isOftenMisinterpretedAs | simply meaning human being ⓘ |
| isPreconditionFor |
any explicit ontology
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posing the question of the meaning of Being ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | being-there ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
existential phenomenology
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phenomenology ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
historicity (Geschichtlichkeit)
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temporality (Zeitlichkeit) ⓘ the they (das Man) ⓘ worldhood of the world ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFormulation | 1920s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dasein Description of subject: Dasein is Martin Heidegger’s key philosophical concept denoting the uniquely human mode of being that is self-aware, historically situated, and fundamentally concerned with its own existence.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dasein (determinate being)
this entity surface form:
Being-toward-death
subject surface form:
Dasein (Heidegger)
this entity surface form:
being-toward-death (Sein-zum-Tode)