Page History

...

I have usually answered that the existential question asks, at one and the same time, about two things: on the one hand, about the meaning of ultimate reality for us, as distinct from its structure in itself; and, on the other hand, about our authentic self-understanding. But what is it, really, to ask about the meaning of ultimate reality for us except to ask about our authentic self-understanding, assuming, at any rate, that "authentic" so used means "realistic," and so appropriate to or authorized by ultimate reality in its meaning for us – -- and, ultimately, its structure in itself?

...