Mortality and the Other
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15082629 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tara Milligan (0000-0002-5854-9747, University of Aberdeen, corresponding author), Tony Milligan (0000-0001-8453-9764) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 304-311 |
| Publication date | 2007-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mortality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1357-6275 • E-ISSN: 1469-9885 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13576270701430650 |
| OpenAlex | W2101284504 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
The evasion of mortality is a concern for both Heidegger and contemporary Wittgensteinians. Nevertheless, their responses are significantly different. Heidegger treats death as in every instance “mine,” as the ownmost possibility of an individual. While this allows him to stress the personal nature of our mortality, it also leads him to direct attention away from what we can learn by considering the mortality of the other. This paper will contend that a Wittgensteinian approach may be better placed to direct our attention towards the latter. It will also provide some support for the claim that it is through attending to the mortality of those others that we love and care for that we are best able to develop a truthful attitude towards our own mortality
Epistemology · Evasion (ethics · Expression (computer science · Sociology · Computer Science · Medicine · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Psychology · Social Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |