[D66] Heidegger's jug

[A.O.]

..."Heidegger's thing exists entirely outside of usage or consumption. 
It is a place for contemplative lingering. A jug serves Heidegger as an 
example of a thing which makes the abode [Aufenthalt] in the world 
possible. It is certainly not a coincidence that Heidegger uses a jug as 
his example of a thing. For, a jug is a container. It gives a hold 
[Halt] to its content [Inhalt], so that nothing trickles or flows away. 
It is these specific properties of a jug which Heidegger uses in order 
to demonstrate what a thing as such actually is." --p. 71, The scent of 
time, Byung-chul Han.

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jug
Definition of jug
1 a (1) : a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) 
with a narrow mouth and a handle
(2) : the contents of such a container : jugful
b chiefly British : a small pitcher
2 : jail, prison
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First Known Use: 1538