Martin Heidegger gave different views on what he believes the distinction between authentic and non authentic being toward death is. In his excerpt from the book, Being and Time, Heidegger tackles the concept of authenticity. He says that we are facing the possibility of non-existence or non-being. He tells us to return to our authentic self from the everyday self that we currently reside in. Also, he states that in this world, one will face the non existence side. Authenticity is not always in your consciousness but is considered an important time in one's life. Authenticity is one's self-conscious ideas on the conditions of one's own existence and identity. According to Heidegger, these types of reflection about the goals and values of life is the only way to the experience anxiety of life without falling into the bad aspects of reality.

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