‘Not-being-at-home’: Subject, Freedom and Transcending in Heideggerian Educational Philosophy

Freedom and Humanbecoming

“…Human beings live as transitioning beings and selfhood involves continuous transcending of boundaries. Therefore, “such a subject is entrusted to the open and uncertain space of the not- yet” (d’Agnese, 2018, p. 288). Dahlstrom (2014) posited that “Dasein refers, then, not to what we already are as beings-in-the-world, but rather, to what we can and must become and to the responsibility for such a becoming” (p. 947).…”

“…Parse (2014) stated, “Meaning is continuously changing as an individual changes, incarnating diverse pattern preferences, as different images give rise to possibilities (p. 43). d’Agnese (2018) suggested, “As human beings, we are thrown into transcending as a movement without a predefined end” (p. 290). In Heideggerian understanding, the subject “is always it’s not-yet ” (Heidegger, in d’Agnese, 2018, p. 290).…”

“…d’Agnese (2018) suggested, “As human beings, we are thrown into transcending as a movement without a predefined end” (p. 290). In Heideggerian understanding, the subject “is always it’s not-yet ” (Heidegger, in d’Agnese, 2018, p. 290).…”

“…A humanbecoming inquiry on having courage (Bournes, 2002) surfaced “ guarded confidence with the treasured ” (p. 226) as the way individuals lived a cautious sureness-unsureness in living their uniqueness concerning what was important to them. d’Agnese (2018) described Heidegger’s not-being-at-home as “inescapable uncertainty” (p. 291) that exists as one is involved in creative transforming; feeling the discomfort of the “inability to remain and to leave their place” (p. 952). In having courage, persons were challenged to leave their being-in-place.…”

“…Transforming involved a creative change in how Native Americans viewed their history and their place in the humanuniverse. Heidegger, in d’Agnese (2018), suggested that transcendence means “to cross over. Dasein is itself the passage across.…”