existentiell

is the individual self of man in so far as it is interested in itself as this particular entity. It is the selfhood of man in so far as it is related not to the individual self but to being and the relationship to being the selfhood of man in so far as it is related not to the individual self but to being and the relationship to being.

BT used Existenz in a different, though equally restricted, sense: 'The 'existentiell' concept of existence (Kierkegaard's and Jasper's) means the individual self of man in so far as it is interested in itself as this particular entity. The 'existential' [Heidegger's] concept of existence means the selfhood of man in so far as it is related not to the individual self but to being and the relationship to being' (XLIX, 39... cf. Nil, 475f./ep, 70).

is a term pertaining to some individual Dasein's own existence, for example “Should I apply to medical school?”

Existentiell means pertaining to some individual Dasein's own existence. For instance, "Should I apply to medical school?" is an existentiell question.

is an understanding about ourselves and thus a kind of understanding we all have, gained simply by living, though it is always partial, and defective.

We all have an existentiell understanding of ourselves, which we gain simply by living. Often this existentiell understanding is defective, usually we are only partially aware of it, and it rarely turns into an existential understanding of human Being in general (in other words, it is pre-ontological). But having an existentiell understanding is a prerequisite for developing an ontology of Dasein.

is a form of understanding not made up of explicit theories, but simply a competence to exist and deal with various kinds of entities.

Of course, my understanding of myself and other entities is, to begin with, existentiell: I do not have any explicit theories about Being, but I simply am competent to exist and to deal with various kinds of entities. This competence involves an implicit understanding of Being. If I choose to make this understanding explicit, I can develop an ontology, a philosophical account of Being.

existentiell, n.All

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