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Philosophy remains a vital aspect of human life as it offers the opportunity to explore some of the crucial and general issues about human life, and other related aspects such as language, knowledge, reasoning, existence, and personal desires and values. Various scholars have since the ancient times developed philosophic content that help people to understand how philosophy influence human life, and why certain things appear the way they are. Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is an example of a modern philosopher whose teachings continue to impact on so many people across the globe. Heidegger’s book, Being and Time, is long and intricate, and offers valuable insight into the nature of being, existence, and language. The German scholar provides helpful information regarding the being and language as part of philosophy and the being. His arguments are compelling are relevant in the field of philosophy, especially in the way he connects being and language and touch on the concept of existence. Heidegger’s description of how the being and language interact in the world to promote existence makes his views instrumental in the field of philosophy, and presents new perceptions into the matter.

Heidegger’s meaning of Being and Language

Heidegger takes a critical view of being to help his audience understand the concept from a philosophic view rather than from a layman’s perspective. Heidegger continuously utilize the term Dasien, which is a German word to imply to the experiences of a being that is part of human behavior (Heidegger 208). The Dasien or being, according to Heidegger, is aware and must deal with real-life issues such as the dilemma, mortality, and personhood of coexisting with other human beings while consequently being alone and conscious of oneself. The philosopher explains in Being and Time that Dasien is a form of a being that is described by its interaction with the external world through facticity and existence and the objectives it pursues (Heidegger 208). Being according to Heidegger is not mainly described using reflection or cognitive function, but through practical operations and comportments. Heidegger further argues that Dasien is exemplified by its practical survival or existence, and acts as a being that chiefly functions and exists in the world. Heidegger’s views on being give helpful information, which help to understand the term being in a philosophic way rather than through the traditional meaning.

Heidegger considers a being or a Dasien as having the ability to interpret things, and the aspect of sociality.  The philosopher while referring to Dasien’s interpretation capabilities asserts that the being is endowed with disclosedness that make it easy to understand various concepts and issues. The ability to interpret allows the being to interpret and understand its surroundings, encompassing nature and the universe, and acts in accordance with the suppositions about the nature of the world, or its possible forms (Heidegger 217).  Heidegger further asserts that Dasein acts in line with the perceptions of how the world appears, could be, or could not be. The scholar believes that the being must know the requirements for the globe’s intelligibility, and must know in prior about the meanings of things, what they stand for, and how they describe the sense of everyday living (Heidegger 219). Concerning the concept of sociality, which is part of a being what the scholar also terms as being-with or Mitsein, the being has to interact with others in the society and belongs to a particular tradition.

Heidegger blames Western scholars for not giving adequate description and meaning of being, which pushes him to perform studies in this area and offer information that may offer clarity in this concept. Heidegger thinks that the Western thought often overstate the meaning of existence, when creating a range of philosophic issues, but the challenge of existence in itself is not proportionally addressed (Heidegger 220). The being in Heidegger’s BT can be perceived as a meaning, and informs that investigating meaning is purely an ‘ontological investigative process, which can be compared with ontic inquiries, which considers one domain or the other, without questioning their meanings, or what make them intelligent as part of a particular nature, or form of a specific kind, with definite set of qualities (Heidegger 220). Nonetheless, Heidegger insinuates that the being can only be perceived better while referring to Dasein because it is only Dasein that ask the question of the real meaning of being. Heidegger gives an in-depth description of being with the aim of eradicating any doubts concerning the philosophical description and perception regarding Dasein.

The German philosopher takes a different perception in his description of language, which offers a detailed description of the term than as applied by many linguistics or other scholars. He contradicts with the representative perceptions of language, on which the main task is to represent or pick out various objects in the real world. The scholar in LH implies that language is not primarily an organism’s saying or pronouncements, and it is also not the expression of a living organism (Heidegger 206). Heidegger adds that language can never be perceived in the right manner with regard to its symbolic characters, and maybe not even in the nature of the form of signification, and language acts as the identification of being (Heidegger 206). The description by Heidegger shows that language is a vital component of the being that requires considerable attention from philosophers and scholars in other fields that try to understand the human nature.

Heidegger’s Explanation of why Language is of Importance in Philosophy

Heidegger terms language to be of significance in the field of philosophy and encourages philosophers and students in this area to focus on how well they apply language. One of the importance is language makes it easier for philosophers to understand the being in a much easier way. Language is an important aspect of philosophy because it makes it possible to understand how others express themselves, and makes it possible to know the nature of the being (Heidegger 239). Other than expressing oneself, language is a vital concept in philosophy because it helps to understand a being’s perceptions and reactions towards a subject (Heidegger 239). The philosophers trying to comprehend human nature, therefore, should first spend considerable time understanding their language and how this impact on them. The philosophers should not only view language as an interactive channel, but also as a feature that offers more information and nature of a being. The findings by Heidegger encourages other philosophers to conduct more researches on the effects of language on philosophic operations, to always give the social aspect special consideration during each analysis, examination, or interrogation.

The Meaning and Subject of Philosophy According to the Letter on Humanism

Heidegger’s Letter on Humanism provides useful information, which helps to understand the meaning and subject of philosophy in more broad terms. The Letters shows that philosophy is about telling the reality as they appear. The Letter, for example, provides the reality by explaining the real meaning of being and language, as well as by describing how existence and other aspects such as understanding and sociability form part of a being. Heidegger’s Letter shows that philosophy attempts to describe the factors that influence human nature, touching on both the negative and positive aspects. Furthermore, the Letter shows that philosophy covers essential concepts that help to understand why people exist and the factors behind their existence. Heidegger’s Letter on Humanism shows how philosophy helps to focus on why people exist and their role of existence as they move into the future (May and Parkes 71). The scholar’s Letter in this scenario helps to understand that philosophy does not only focus on current happening, but also pays attention to how the past and future practices could impact on individual practice and behavior. The Letter also shows that philosophy is universal and addresses issues that touch on everyone rather than paying attention to a small population or specific individuals or even communities (May and Parkes 594). Heidegger’s concepts of being and language, for example, are not limited in scope as every person acts as a being who communicates using particular language. A language is also part of every being and community, thereby showing how philosophy touches on issues that have universal impact. More fundamentally, the Letter by Heidegger shows how philosophy allows people to express their own perceptions so long as they are logical and likely to receive or not receive the support of others (May and Parkes 74). It is the reason why Heidegger contradicts with some of the views of the ancient scholars such as Karl Marx whose works are equally important in the field of philosophy. Heidegger also criticizes the practice of subjectivity arguing that man should stand out and defend their liberty and truth (Heidegger 191). Going through the Letter on Humanism presents readers with valuable information regarding the meaning and subject of philosophy, which is particularly good for instructors, learners, and researchers in the field.

Whether Heidegger provides a Compelling View of Philosophy or not

It is apparent that Heidegger offers a convincing perception or philosophy in the way he tries to explain being and language using philosophic concepts that are unique, but also relate to description of other scholars. He tries as much as possible to provide additional information to some of the philosophic concepts that have generated varying reactions across ancient and modern philosophers and he is so confident in his descriptions, which makes his assertions compelling (Heidegger 201). Heidegger, for instance, contradicts the argument by early philosophers that human beings are the origin or center of meaning, and instead argues that the typical assumptions on humanism are so much metaphysical, without really questioning or doubting their metaphysical assumptions (Heidegger 201). Heidegger argues further that regardless of the idea that the nature of humanism may differ with regard to their principles and objective, in their ways of realizations, and in their nature of teaching, they all concur that the humanitas of homo humanus is judged in accordance with an already formed description of the world, its history, and nature (Heidegger 201). Heidegger compelling view on humanism and existentialism affirms that the scholar’s philosophic concepts and perceptions are not only valid, but also convincing.

In addition, Heidegger describes the notion of ek-sistence so well, which creates the impression that his views on philosophy are compelling. Heidegger uses ek-sistence as a technical term to refer to existence and argues in BT that the nature of human beings is ek-static, meaning that everyone is directed towards the future, or to suggest that human beings are directed towards future likelihoods (Heidegger 203). The German scholar further insinuates that how people are directed to future eventualities and possibilities depend on individual’s knowledge of being, and especially on people’s perception of what may happen in life (Heidegger 204). Heidegger further adds that individuals still depend on their knowledge or awareness on being, but the latter concept happens to be less directly connected with particularly human perceptions and descriptions (Heidegger 205). Heidegger’s argument regarding human existence is philosophically convincing because it helps to acquire much insight into existence as an aspect of being.

Conclusion

The philosophic teachings by Heidegger provide valuable insight into the nature of human beings. The German philosopher provides adequate description on the being, which he also terms as Dasein, and argues that the key features of a being include understanding the world and engaging with others in the society. The report includes Heidegger views on language and it emerges that it is an inherent part of the being that has vital functions in philosophy, including knowing a person better and their nature. Also part of the study is the evaluation of whether Heidegger’s arguments add value to field of philosophy, and whether the descriptions are compelling. Particularly, Heidegger’s description on being and language as well as on existence (ek-sistence) makes his appeal convincing and enlightening to readers.

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