Ereignis
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Ereignis is Martin Heidegger’s key philosophical concept often translated as “event of appropriation,” denoting the fundamental happening in which Being and human beings come into their proper relation.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ereignis Context triple: [Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning), subject, Ereignis]
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The Event
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Happenings
Happenings were an experimental art movement of the late 1950s and 1960s that blended performance, visual art, and audience participation into spontaneous, often unpredictable events.
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Evenemangsstråket
Evenemangsstråket is a major events and entertainment district in Gothenburg, Sweden, known for its concentration of arenas, venues, and cultural attractions.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ereignis Target entity description: Ereignis is Martin Heidegger’s key philosophical concept often translated as “event of appropriation,” denoting the fundamental happening in which Being and human beings come into their proper relation.
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A.
The Event
The Event is an American science fiction television series that blends political thriller elements with a mysterious, conspiracy-driven narrative involving a secretive group of non-human detainees.
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B.
Happenings
Happenings were an experimental art movement of the late 1950s and 1960s that blended performance, visual art, and audience participation into spontaneous, often unpredictable events.
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C.
Evenemangsstråket
Evenemangsstråket is a major events and entertainment district in Gothenburg, Sweden, known for its concentration of arenas, venues, and cultural attractions.
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D.
Reuters Events
Reuters Events is a business unit of Thomson Reuters that organizes conferences and events focused on industry insights, thought leadership, and professional networking across global sectors.
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E.
Main Events
Main Events is a prominent American boxing promotion company known for organizing major championship bouts and developing top-tier fighters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
key concept in Martin Heidegger's philosophy
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philosophical concept ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophicalMovement |
Continental philosophy
ⓘ
hermeneutic phenomenology ⓘ ontology ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| belongsToPhaseOfHeidegger | later Heidegger ⓘ |
| centralInWorkOf | Martin Heidegger ⓘ |
| concerns |
appropriation of Dasein into the truth of Being
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disclosure of Being ⓘ relation between Being and human beings ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | metaphysical concept of Being as presence ⓘ |
| describes | fundamental happening in which Being and humans come into their proper relation ⓘ |
| developedBy | Martin Heidegger ⓘ |
| difficultToTranslate | true ⓘ |
| discussedInWork |
Beiträge zur Philosophie (Vom Ereignis)
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linked to:
Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning)
Identität und Differenz ⓘ Unterwegs zur Sprache ⓘ
linked to:
The Way to Language
Zeit und Sein ⓘ |
| firstSystematicallyElaboratedIn |
Beiträge zur Philosophie (Vom Ereignis)
ⓘ
linked to:
Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning)
|
| hasEtymology |
related to German "eigen" (own, proper)
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related to German verb "ereignen" (to happen, to occur) ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationBy |
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Herrmann
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Hans-Georg Gadamer ⓘ Jacques Derrida ⓘ Jean-Luc Nancy ⓘ John Sallis ⓘ Thomas Sheehan ⓘ William J. Richardson ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
appropriating event
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enowning ⓘ event of appropriation ⓘ |
| implies |
non-subjective origin of the relation between Being and humans
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that Being is not a being but an event-like giving ⓘ that human beings are appropriated into the clearing of Being ⓘ |
| oftenRenderedInEnglishAs |
appropriating event
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enowning ⓘ event of appropriation ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
fundamental ontology
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metaphysics (in a critical sense) ⓘ philosophy of Being ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Being (Sein)
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Dasein ⓘ Es gibt (there is / it gives) ⓘ appropriation (Zueignung) ⓘ clearing (Lichtung) ⓘ history of Being (Seinsgeschichte) ⓘ
linked to:
Being (Sein)
truth of Being ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfDevelopment |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
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