Answer to Question #279571 in Philosophy for Hutchii

Question

Do you agree with Heidegger when he says that our lives are mostly lived inauthentically when we run away from the dread or angst that death gives us? How does the following conditions serve as an example of running away from dread and living inauthentically:

1) Extreme social competitiveness.

2) Drug addiction.

3) Gaming addiction.

Answer 1

Indeed I agree with Heidegger when he says that our lives are mostly lived inauthentically when we run away from the dread or angst that death gives us. In this case, extreme social competitiveness will serve in the case of interrelationship cohesiveness thus, boosting one’s self-esteem. Regarding drug addiction, the case of hallucination drives one consciousness hence making one live unauthentically. Moreover, gaming addition takes one to the world of fantasy thus making one's life away from death causes.