PPT Resources. Glossary of Terms in Heidegger's Being and Time. So there is always a residual quality to nature, something present-at-hand, which becomes apparent only after nature has been discovered as a resource.
Although this surplus is, paradoxically, the very thing that allows us to contemplate that which has been discovered as a 'something' in its own right. What Heidegger has done here is reversed the normal conception of nature, as something which is taken up (exploited) by humanity in the form of natural resources. However, he argues the problem with this view is it can never make visible the resource structure of nature itself, which is actually what defines the relationship of Dasein towards nature. And thus, nature is always conceived of a something metaphysical (It is a thing that exists, but one can never quite pin down its existence to objects). Ontic (ontical) MARTIN HEIDEGGER - WHAT IS METAPHYSICS? - THE ATHENAEUM LIBRARY OF PHILOSOPHY. Being & Time Links. Being & Time Links This page contains links to items on the internet about the work Being & Time by the German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976).
There are two English translations of Being & Time that have been published in several editions, along with many companion books.