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- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Series page
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Using the Lexicon
- Chronology of Martin Heidegger
- Abbreviations for Heidegger’s Works
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- 99. Heritage (Erbe)
- 100. Hermeneutics (Hermeneutik)
- 101. Hint (Wink)
- 102. History (Geschichte)
- 103. History of Being (Geschichte des Seins)
- 104. Holy, the (Das Heilige)
- 105. Homecoming (Heimkehr)
- 106. Horizon (Horizont)
- 107. Human Being (Mensch)
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- German–English Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
107. - Human Being (Mensch)
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 April 2021
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Series page
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Using the Lexicon
- Chronology of Martin Heidegger
- Abbreviations for Heidegger’s Works
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- 99. Heritage (Erbe)
- 100. Hermeneutics (Hermeneutik)
- 101. Hint (Wink)
- 102. History (Geschichte)
- 103. History of Being (Geschichte des Seins)
- 104. Holy, the (Das Heilige)
- 105. Homecoming (Heimkehr)
- 106. Horizon (Horizont)
- 107. Human Being (Mensch)
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- German–English Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Human beings are the “guardians” of being, a task accomplished in thinking (GA9:315/239). Central to Heidegger’s account of what it means to be a human being (Mensch) is his criticism of the Aristotelian notion of animal rationale (zoon logon echon).
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- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon , pp. 402 - 404Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021