Let us throw around a couple of quotes from 'Being and Time' and question playfulness and freedom in light of them:Thus we must keep in mind that the expression 'phenomenon' signifies that which shows itself in itself, the manifest (p.51)
There appears to be great value in considering 'freedom' and 'playfulness' as phenomena in this sense. Where does this lead us? What do we lose by considering them this way?
The phenomenology of Dasein is a hermeneutic in the primordial signification of the word, where it designates this business of interpreting (p. 62)
Dasein is an entity which, in its very being, comports itself understandingly towards that being. In saying this, we are calling attention to the formal concept of existence. (p.79)
Not until we understand Dasein's Being-in-the-world as an essential sturcture of Dasein can we have any insight into Dasein's existential spatiality. (p. 82)
How does Dasein's being-in-the-world relate to playfulness?
How does Dasein's being-in-the-world relate to freedom?
Do playfulness and freedom have their own existential spatialities?
The inconnections between these seem strong and I wish to inquire into shared, yet individual, playfulness and freedom to learn.
Is one practical implication that participants in my inquiry need to have a deep sense of being-in-the-inquiry?
I am glad the next section I am grappling with is on being-in-the-world!
1 comment:
" What distinguishes Dasein from other existent entities is that in its very Being, that Being is an issue for it."
From the same Wikepiedia entry as you have given
So if one's very being was playfulness, then in what way is this an issue for it?
Being playful vs very being is playfulness... is there a difference?
Is playfulness a role we adopt... a role we play with? Or is it our deep nature; something that we cannot drop because it is part of us... or both or neither?
From a spiritual point of view playfulness seems a fundamental core of the soul. But it is possible we forget or suppress this in being human. Perhaps then the dasein issue of playfulness is about the denying of true self by trying to impose conventional beliefs about what it means to be "grown up", or "learning is something that happens if you focus and are serious" etc.
So being playful is both a singing in our souls as well as a question in our head... a conflict.
Back to the students; we know particuarly how difficult it is to get students at risk being playful, but when they do it seems like they are unblocking and energy pours through.
For myself, I take life too seriously while knowing that ultimate enlightenment is a place of playfulness... perhaps this year I will practice unguilty playful living and being(I already have mastered playful thinking and creativity - need to apply it to whole of life BEING!) Use me as a test dummy and watch my conflict.
Post a Comment