Measure-taking: meaning and normativity in Heidegger’s philosophy

Following Marc Richir and others, László Tengelyi has recently developed the idea of Sinnereignis (meaning-event) as a way of capturing the emergence of meaning that does not flow from some prior project or constitutive act. As such, it might seem to pose something of a challenge to phenomenology: t...

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Published in:Continental philosophy review 2008-09, Vol.41 (3), p.261-276
Main Author: Crowell, Steven
Format: Article
Language:English
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20th century
Education
Heidegger, Martin
Historical studies (History of philosophy. History of ideas)
Phenomenology
Philosophers
Philosophy
Philosophy of Man
Political Philosophy
Studies
Tengelyi, Laszlo
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Summary:Following Marc Richir and others, László Tengelyi has recently developed the idea of Sinnereignis (meaning-event) as a way of capturing the emergence of meaning that does not flow from some prior project or constitutive act. As such, it might seem to pose something of a challenge to phenomenology: the paradox of an experience that is mine without being my accomplishment. This article offers a different sort of interpretation of meaning-events, claiming that in their structure they always involve what the late Heidegger called “measure-taking” ( Maß-nehmen )—that is, an orientation toward the emergence of normative moments thanks to which what apparently eludes phenomenology becomes accessible in its inaccessibility. This is shown, first, on the example of conscience in Sein und Zeit and then on the example of the poetic image ( Bild ) in Heidegger’s later essays.
ISSN:1387-2842
1573-1103
DOI:10.1007/s11007-008-9085-6