Heidegger`s Concept of "Die Befindlichkeit" and His Role in Human Cognition and Self-cognition

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Öz The problem of cognition is one of the ancient questions of human inquiry and in its essence represents one of the most fundamental and crucial problems of philosophy. The reason for this is that the essence of cognition and the solution to its problems pre-determines the final result and character of any inquiry, and as a matter of fact, even our outlook on the world and ourselves. Do there exists something which can predetermine the cognition alone?