In this paper I analyse the revelatory power of fundamental moods as it is presented in Heidegger’s texts. I concentrate on two of them, wonder and anxiety, which are probably the most important for Heidegger. He argues that being affected by these moods can give us access to specific knowledge about beings. By comparing this kind of knowledge with that of metaphysics, science and everyday life, I try to bring to light its specificity. Generally speaking, moods make it possible to us experience things as they really are, see what they are in their truth. Heidegger maintains that this experience and this understanding not only tell us something important about the nature of beings and our way of knowing them, but can also have a great impact on all aspects of our life.
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When we think about the principles organizing the life of a community, we usually refer them to particular areas: social, political, moral, economic… There are, however, principles that seem to be total. As they define all domains of social life, governed by the particular principles, they can be called ‘metanarrations’. In this paper, I explore the possibility of finding such fundamental principles that could unify and organize Europe. I assume that they must exceed (national) particularism without approaching (cosmopolitan) universalism, since the ‘European homeland’ – if it exists (and/or should exist) – must be the unity in plurality and diversity. Basing my considarations on the works of Hannah Arendt, who in turn refers to the experience of Greek polis, I argue that the idea of freedom, closely related with direct participation in government, might be the principle needed. Following Arendt, I point out that this principle means not only that no one can be ruled by anyone, but also that no opinion, no idea and no way of living and thinking can rise ultimately above others; none of them, in otwher words, can turn into truth.
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