Single Idea 22161

[catalogued under 7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality]

Full Idea

Readiness-to-hand is the way in which entities as they are 'in themselves' are defined ontologico-categorially.

Gist of Idea

Readiness-to-hand defines things in themselves ontologically

Source

Martin Heidegger (Being and Time [1927], I.3.15)

Book Reference

Heidegger,Martin: 'Being and Time' [Blackwell 1962], p.101


A Reaction

I assume this is a direct reference to the problem idealists had with the thing-in-itself. It seems that the reality of a thing consists of the strengthened relationship it has with Dasein, which sounds fairly idealist to me.

Related Idea

Idea 22160 Our relationship to a hammer strengthens when we use [Heidegger]