Ausrichtung

Ausrichtung – SZ §§ 23,70 direcionamento [GA7] orientation [ETEM] directionality [BTJS] VIDE Ent-fernung NT: Directionality (Ausrichtung), 79, 102, 105, 108-111, 120, 132, 157, 299, 335, 368-369; as "orientation," 96fn. See also De-distancing; Nearness; Orientation; Spatiality [BTJS]

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2. ‘Die ausgerichtete Nähe des Zeugs...’ The verb ‘ausrichten’ has many specialized meanings – to ‘align’ a row of troops, to ‘explore’ a mine, to ‘make arrangements’ for something, to ‘carry out’ a commission, etc. Heidegger, however, keeps its root meaning in mind and associates it with the word ‘Richtung’ (‘direction’, ‘route to be taken’, etc.). We shall accordingly translate it as a rule by some form of the verb ‘direct’ (which will also be used occasionally for the verb ‘richten’), or by some compound expression involving the word ‘directional’. For further discussion, see H. 108 ff. below. [BTMR]