facticities
Facticity is a term used in phenomenology and existential philosophy to denote the concrete givens of existence that condition human life. Originating in 20th-century continental thought, the term captures how factors such as bodily existence, social position, time, language, and history shape what a person can do or become. Facticity is not simply a collection of facts; it refers to the way reality presents itself as the unavoidable context of choice and action.
In Martin Heidegger's analysis of Dasein, facticity (Faktizität) refers to the non-optional conditions and structures through
Jean-Paul Sartre treats facticity as the set of givens that a person does not choose, such as
Beyond individual existence, some critics apply facticity to social and historical analysis, arguing that structures, institutions,