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Episode 2: World

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Exploring the Concept of the 'Ready to Hand' and the Role of Signs

This chapter discusses the idea of the 'ready to hand' and how signs reveal the practical world. It explores whether something can be ready to hand without becoming present at hand and introduces the concept of science as equipment that discloses the world in a non-present-at-hand way. The chapter also provides examples of signs, such as the South Wind and a knot in a handkerchief, and highlights charming anachronistic examples from 'Being and Time'.

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