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- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Series page
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Using the Lexicon
- Chronology of Martin Heidegger
- Abbreviations for Heidegger’s Works
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
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- L
- 121. Language (Sprache)
- 122. Leap (Springen)
- 123. Leveling (Einebnen and Nivellieren)
- 124. Life (Leben)
- 125. Lingering (Weilen)
- 126. Lived Body (Leib)
- 127. Lived Experience (Erlebnis)
- 128. Logic (Logik)
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- German–English Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
123. - Leveling (Einebnen and Nivellieren)
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 April 2021
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Series page
- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Using the Lexicon
- Chronology of Martin Heidegger
- Abbreviations for Heidegger’s Works
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- 121. Language (Sprache)
- 122. Leap (Springen)
- 123. Leveling (Einebnen and Nivellieren)
- 124. Life (Leben)
- 125. Lingering (Weilen)
- 126. Lived Body (Leib)
- 127. Lived Experience (Erlebnis)
- 128. Logic (Logik)
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- German–English Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Leveling off (nivellieren) names a general tendency to make phenomena accessible by reducing them to terms familiar to the common understanding. It is closely related to leveling down (einebnen), in which outstanding or exceptional features of certain phenomena are assimilated to average and well-known cases.
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- The Cambridge Heidegger Lexicon , pp. 458 - 459Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021