The German noun Selbstbewusstsein means both self-assertion and self-consciousness. In all other instances of its occurrence, it will be translated simply as “self-consciousness.” As the discussion here in progress shows, connotations of self-assertion should always be heard in Heidegger’s references to self-consciousness. (QCT p. 80)
Lovitt: SELBSTBEWUSSTSEIN – SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS
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