Apply-Degger Episode 12: Conscience
Jul 20, 2020
Dive into the perplexing nature of conscience through Heidegger's philosophical lens. Discover how guilt transcends moral boundaries, intertwined with concepts of debt and responsibility. Explore the silent call of conscience, positioning Dasein as both caller and receiver. Engage with the idea of existential choice as a pathway to authenticity. Unearth the tension between freedom and responsibility, revealing a double nullity that challenges conventional views on existence.
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Conscience as a Silent Call
- Heidegger describes conscience as a silent, uncanny call that pulls one away from the superficial chatter of daily life to face one's authentic self.
- This call signifies one's ontological guilt, meaning an inherent indebtedness or lack essential to human existence.
Dasein: Nullity Between Nothings
- Heidegger's deeper notion of conscience reveals Dasein as a "null basis being of a nullity," suspended between two nothings — thrownness and projection.
- This paradox shows human existence as divided and inherently lacking power over itself, defining freedom as choosing within impotence.
Paradoxical Call of Conscience
- The call of conscience paradoxically comes from oneself yet beyond oneself, revealing a strange division within that call.
- This division manifests Dasein's authentic self as both caller and called, emphasizing the uncanny nature of human self-awareness.
