THE PHENOMENOLOGY IN ONTOLOGY: HERMENEUTICS OF FACTICITY

Abstract

This essay aims to present Heidegger’s understanding of phenom­enology in his work Ontology: Hermeneutics of Facticity. This investigation was undertaken at a time when the philosopher was intensely involved with phenomenology, which makes us question the role played by phenomenology in an investigation that presents itself as a hermeneutics. We will present, with Heidegger, the understanding of phenomenon; its articulation with the concepts of lived experience and intentional consciousness. Next, we will indicate how Heidegger’s phenomenological understanding differs from Husserl’s; also, how Heidegger’s phenomenology is related to his hermeneutics of factical life and to concepts such as: “deconstruction,” “previous position”, and “today.” We believe we have concluded that Heidegger treats phenomenology as a mode of inquiry, in this case, one that leads us to what is most tangible when the subject is the facticity of life.

Keywords: Hermeneutics of facticity. Phenomenology. Factical life. Facticity. Heidegger.