Being-there and the smile

The phenomenon of smiling is the central theme of this text. Despite the risks and difficulties inherent to a topic little covered by Heidegger and also by secondary literature, we start from an assumption that presents itself as an unavoidable fact: the smile is one of the human being's facult...

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Autor: Guimarães, Carlos Roberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)
Repositorio:Aufklärung (João Pessoa. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufpb.br:article/70852
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/arf/article/view/70852
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ser-aí
Graça
Alegria
Sorriso
Being-there
Grace
Happiness
Smile
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Sumario:The phenomenon of smiling is the central theme of this text. Despite the risks and difficulties inherent to a topic little covered by Heidegger and also by secondary literature, we start from an assumption that presents itself as an unavoidable fact: the smile is one of the human being's faculties. Not only that: as Aristotle already said, he is the only being who laughs. In other words: somehow the smile makes him unique, distinguishing him from animals. Taking this singularity into consideration, we intend to reflect on whether smiles, in some way, are in line with the ontological condition of the human being.