The investigation of Being is continually faced with possibilities from which the existent must make a selection and then commit himself or herself.
According to this philosophy, man is designated "Dasein," or "there being," because he is defined by the fact that he exists. The investigation of Being is continually faced with possibilities from which the existent must make a selection and then commit himself or herself. Though first addressed by Descartes, its modern form was derived by Kierkegaard, who stated the problem of existence as primarily the problem of Being. FTP, identify this modern branch of philosophy espoused by Jean-Paul Sartre and Martin Heidegger.
According to this philosophy, man is designated "Dasein," or "there being," because he is defined by the fact that he exists.
{Existentialism}