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Gelegenheit
sexta-feira 7 de julho de 2023
Gelegenheit , oportunidade, oportunity, occasion, ocasião
The possibilities of being-composed [Die Möglichkeiten des Gefaßtseins] in relation to various dispositions [Befindlichkeiten] that are characterized by not being composed or losing my composure are graspable only by way of undergoing [durchgemacht] various situations [Situationen] involving risk. The opportunity [Gelegenheit] of cultivating this how of being-there [Wie des Daseins] itself is called for only by way of not retreating from life’s possibilities and risks [Gefahren]. In the manner and mode [Art und Weise ] that we, correspondingly, are present to our being in the full presence [Gegenwart ] of the situation encountered, we grasp ἕξις . Since we make use of possibilities of action [Handeln ] and of concern [Besorgen ] in the manner and mode of finding [Befinden], first and foremost we appropriate ἕξις, and not the other way around, having it as a possession so as to then make use of it, but rather χρησάμενοι ἔσχομεν. [Eth. Nic. Β 1, 1103 a 30 sq.] This undergoing [Durchmachen], taking-opportunities or seeking-out-opportunities [Gelegenheit-Nehmen oder -Aufsuchen], is a process [Umgang ]. Since we are with-one-another [miteinander ], in the process of dealing with human beings, we come to be steady and level-headed [gesetzt und besonnen]. Since we bring ourselves into situations involving risks [gefährliche Lagen], we have the possibility of learning courage [Mut], of leaving cowardice [Feigheit] behind, not in a fantasized reflection upon being-there, but rather in venturing-out into being-there [Sichhinauswagen in das Dasein ] according to the possibilities of existence as encountered. For this determination should not be conceived as though there were a τέχνη for this taking-opportunites and venturing-out into the δεινά of life. […] Nor is there a παραγγελία for this, something like a universal military field order, an a priori ethics, by which humanity becomes better eo ipso [Eth. Nic. Β 2, 1104 a 7 sqq.]. Everyone must have, for himself, his eyes trained on that which is at the moment and which matters to him. [GA18MT :122-123]
VIDE: Gelegenheit
occasion convenable
opportunity
NT: Opportunity (Gelegenheit) of circumspection, 172, 174, 300, 359, 389. See also Circumspection; Circumstances [BT]