Journal of Occupational Science Pub Date : 2021-02-10 , DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2020.1858941 Nadine Larivière 1, 2 , Jacques Quintin 1, 2
ABSTRACT
Human occupation has long been a source of philosophical reflection. This article aims to revisit ideas of German philosopher Martin Heidegger, from the existential tradition, who explored questions around meaning of life and occupations as being central and not a separate entity. Heidegger’s core concept of Dasein, ‘inhabiting the world’, is discussed, having particular links to the richness of networks of meaning through accomplishment of occupations and all its intricacies. It also invites reflection when people face occupational disruptions that challenge living in an automatic way or built by external social “chatter” and diversions. Heidegger’s ideas can inspire occupational scientists to view meaningful occupations as a way of reflecting on one’s world or to embrace an occupational disruption as a journey to making consciously explicit our ‘Being-in-the-world’. Finally, it is a philosophical orientation that supports guiding persons in a transformative process of reconfiguring their occupational self embedded in their contexts.
中文翻译:
海德格尔与人类职业:存在主义视角
摘要
长期以来,人类的职业一直是哲学反思的源泉。本文旨在重新审视存在主义传统中德国哲学家马丁·海德格尔的思想,海德格尔探讨了关于生命意义和职业的问题,认为它们是核心而非独立的实体。讨论了海德格尔此在的核心概念,“居住在世界上”,通过完成职业及其所有复杂性,与意义网络的丰富性有着特殊的联系。当人们面临以自动方式生活或由外部社会“喋喋不休”和消遣造成的挑战生活的职业中断时,它也会引起反思。海德格尔的想法可以启发休闲科学家将有意义的休闲视为一种反思自己世界的方式,或者将休闲中断视为一种有意识地明确我们的“在世”的旅程。最后,它是一种哲学取向,支持在改造过程中指导人们重新配置嵌入其环境中的职业自我。