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apophainesthai

Apophainesthai translates as "appearing," "bringing to light." Heidegger builds upon this word's etymological relationship to legein and logos for his description of causality as a form of responsibility for the "presencing" and "revealing" of things.

See page 315.

• Bestand
• fortgewähren
• fortwähren
• gewähren
• Gestell
• herausfordern
• Ursache
• währen
• Wesen

• aition
• apophainesthai
• eidos
• hyle
• legein
• logos
• telos

• causa
• causa efficiens
• causa finalis
• causa formalis
• causa materialis
• quid
• quidditas