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Vol. 1 (2025): Philogram Journal for Advanced Philosophical Research

Heideggerian Horizon of Dasein and Technology: A Post phenomenological Reflection

Submitted
6 August 2025
Published
01-12-2025

Abstract

Heidegger understands the problem of being, in practical sense of the being of man. He calls it problem of Dasein. Dasein is the situated-ness of man in the world for him. Man being in the world is in time and space. Man has horizon –i.e., world. This world demonstrates or exposes itself to man for use and his/her actualization. Man in turn needs a ‘techne’ to use this world as his horizon. Technology plays a mediation to it.  Post phenomenology studies on this mediated experience of man in the world to explore his/her horizon. It stresses on Technological mediation of man and its relation to World.

       This paper analyses the horizon and Man’s necessary mediated nature to explore and understand his/her horizon- World. Technological mediation exposes not merely on mediation role but it does shape human understanding of Horizon and his/her authentic living.

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