Funktion  , fonction, função, function, función

The function of a thing is the operation it performs, the part or role it plays in achieving an overall end or purpose: “the particular function must… be understood in terms of the purpose or goal” (GA1  :417/BH 62). “‘Function’ means … an ‘operating,’ the execution of an essential unfolding” (GA6T2  :293/N3 244). Functions are theoretical posits in the sense that they are not   perceived directly, but rather are inferred from observing a thing in action (GA1:88).

The identification of functions is a key component of Heidegger’s ontology because something only properly belongs to the structure of being when it contributes to the performance of an ontological function. Thus, Heidegger explains, structure is “read off” a function (GA1:417/BH 62). In performing a philosophy of history, for example, Heidegger proceeds by asking: “what structure must the concept of time … have in order to be able to function as a concept of time corresponding to the object of this [historical] science? … Study the actual function of the concept of time in the historical sciences and determine its logical structure” (GA1:417-18/BH 62-63). [CHL  ]

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NT: Function (Funktion), 80, 106, 157-158, 160-161, 182, 190, 202, 289-293, 310, 332, 340, 349, 368, 379, 415, 436; functional concepts, 88. [BT]