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Phenomenology for Consciousness Studies
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Course 2 · Module 1

Heidegger: Being-in-the-World

Learn Martin Heidegger's account of being-in-the-world from Being and Time: why he turned phenomenology from consciousness to the question of being, how everyday tools reveal a world of practical meaning, and how moods, understanding, and care disclose that world. You'll use the distinction between the ready-to-hand and the present-at-hand to analyze skilled activity in your own life and work. These ideas shaped later accounts of skill, expertise, and embodied cognition, including influential critiques of artificial intelligence.

Module objectives

  • Explain Heidegger's reorientation of phenomenology from consciousness to the question of being
  • Describe Dasein's being-in-the-world through the distinction between readiness-to-hand and presence-at-hand
  • Interpret the roles of mood, understanding, and care in disclosing a world

3 lessons · 28 items · 3h 39m

Lessons

  1. Lesson 1 Being-in-the-World: The Question of Being This lesson explains why Heidegger made the question of being, rather than consciousness, the starting point for phenomenology, and why he called the human being "Dasein." You'll… 61111h 3m
  2. Lesson 2 Being-in-the-World: Ready-to-Hand and Present-at-Hand This lesson covers Heidegger's analysis of equipment: how tools show up in use as ready-to-hand, how they become present-at-hand when they break down, and how each tool points to… 61111h 3m
  3. Lesson 3 Being-in-the-World: Mood, Understanding, and Care This lesson explains how, for Heidegger, moods, understanding, and care open up a world before any explicit thought: moods reveal how things matter, understanding projects… 611111h 33m

Further reading

These are the primary texts behind the ideas in this module. Reading them is optional: explore the ones that match your interests. You don't need them to complete the module, which explains their key ideas. Each entry gives the recommended edition, free options where they exist, and where to buy or borrow it.