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Geworfenheit

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German

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Etymology

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geworfen +‎ -heit

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɔʁfn̩ˌhaɪ̯t/
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Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • English: thrownness (calque)