On 2004/07/06, at 12:30, Phil Enns wrote: > > Nope. It isn't a word and Heidegger certainly does not use it. It > appears to confuse the ontic and the ontological, a distinction > Heidegger goes to great lengths to maintain. Phil, could you elaborate a bit. Read your previous post in which it appears that ontic:ontological=things:Thing=beings:Being. How would Heidegger answer the quesiton, "So what?" John L. McCreery The Word Works, Ltd. 55-13-202 Miyagaya, Nishi-ku Yokohama, Japan 220-0006 Tel 81-45-314-9324 Email mccreery@xxxxxxx "Making Symbols is Our Business" ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html