Geworfenheit

German

Etymology

geworfen + -heit

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɔʁfn̩ˌhaɪ̯t/
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Noun

Geworfenheit f (genitive Geworfenheit, no plural)

  1. (philosophy) thrownness (the Heideggerian concept of individual human existence as a case of being thrown arbitrarily into the world)

Declension

Descendants

  • English: thrownness (calque)
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