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How is a phenomenology of fundamental moods possible?

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posted on 2023-06-07, 19:44 authored by Tanja StaehlerTanja Staehler
In Being and Time as well as in his later writings, Heidegger comes to distinguish between fundamental moods and everyday or inauthentic moods. He also claims that phenomenology, rather than psychology, is the appropriate method for examining moods. This article employs a schematic approach to investigate a phenomenology of fundamental moods in terms of its possibilities and limits. Since, in Being and Time, the distinction between fundamental moods and ordinary moods is tied to the division between authenticity and inauthenticity, the latter concepts need to be addressed first. Guided by Klaus Held's article 'Fundamental Moods and Heidegger's Critique of Contemporary Culture', the second part of the article argues that Heidegger's phenomenology of moods is indeed one-sided, favouring anxiety at the expense of awe. Finally, I argue that, contrary to Held's claims, this one-sidedness cannot be amended by the means one finds in Heidegger's analyses. Instead, it is necessary to undertake closer examination of those moods which necessarily involve the other person.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

International Journal for Philosophical Studies

ISSN

1466-4542

Publisher

Routledge

Issue

3

Volume

15

Page range

415-433

Pages

19.0

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  • Philosophy Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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