![]() ![]() That into which we are thrown, without choosing, is the place of our birth, the moment of our birth, our race, religion, history, and culture. This abrupt sending or rough putting means that we cannot choose that into which we were sent or that in which we were put. We find ourselves, and are always found by others, already sent into and dwelling in a place and a condition from which escaping is impossible. Heidegger’s notion of the thrownness of Dasein into the world must start from this brief definition. The word ‘thrown’ means to be put roughly and abruptly in a place, or to be sent suddenly into a particular state or condition. ![]() In this short article, what Heidegger means by Dasein’s thrownness is briefly introduced and explained. In Being and Time, Heidegger says that we are thrown into the world and starts his analysis of Dasein from out of its thrownness into the world.
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