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Why is Heidegger making a difference between 'zeug' (instruments) and a work of art? In my experience every object has the power to show possibilities of being, in that showing me a world and conceiving other possibilities to.

phagocyte jr Hi! Heidegger’s answer is that the instrument (or equipment) does not open a world of truth because its truth disappears into usefulness, which is its…moreHi! Heidegger’s answer is that the instrument (or equipment) does not open a world of truth because its truth disappears into usefulness, which is its primary attribute. However, you answer is as valid as his, given you develop it into a whole philosophical treatise ;)(less)

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