PHILOSOPHY
THE PHENOMENON OF MEANING AND HEIDEGGERS ONTOLOGY
DAVID G. FRAHM
Thesis under the direction of Professor Michael Hodges
The thesis is presented that the ontological meaning of an individual thing (a being) is how its nature fits within its specific existential context(s).
Martin Heideggers conception of meaning is examined (as well as several commentators on his conception), deficiencies are noted, and a new analysis of the phenomenon of meaning yields a fuller, more complex conception. That complex consists of six structural components (nature, vector, context, other things, humans, temporality) plus follow-on considerations (significance, the creation, and experience, of meaning).
Further, this fuller conception of meaningor more accurately, meaningful thing, beingin turn illuminates both the conception of the Being of beings (e.g., hammers, jugs, human beings, artworks) and the meaning of Being in general, two main concerns of Heideggers ontology. It is argued that the Being of a being is how it exists, how it uniquely fits within its existential contexts, and ultimately suggested that the meaning of Being in general may be identity through time.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VANDERBILT/oai:VANDERBILTETD:etd-07042012-195158 |
| Date | 18 July 2012 |
| Creators | Frahm, David Gregory |
| Contributors | Dr. Michael Hodges |
| Publisher | VANDERBILT |
| Source Sets | Vanderbilt University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07042012-195158/ |
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