Being and Appearance: I Am Not What I Appear to Be — Ichheiser’s Viennese Works on Social Consciousness

  • Lisa-Teresa Woller
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Abstract

According to Gustav Ichheiser, the being is an integral and fundamental part of human existence. It is what we are. The appearance is a bridge to the outside; the psychic life remains behind on the other side. There are two structures of the appearance: the first is the physical appearance, the impression awareness, a first sensation. The second form is the social appearance. Society is forcing the individual to represent a certain occupation or aura. Ichheiser called this the apperceptive prejudice. The appearance is not created; on the contrary, it happens to someone; the being needs a lot of energy to surface its innermost.

Keywords

Being Appearance Physical appearance Social appearance Inner life Impression awareness Apperceptive prejudice 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Lisa-Teresa Woller
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  1. 1.Master ProgramAlpen-Adria University of CarinthiaViennaAustria

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