Dasein does not spring into existence upon philosophical exploration of itself. Heidegger intended Dasein as a concept, in order to provide a stepping stone in the questioning of what it means to be.

Dasein (Being-there), indicates a “special kind of being, because it has a possibility of understanding being”. Heidegger thus opens up questions of the essential interpretative and temporal nature of human being.

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