Faktizität und Geltung

Faktizität (facticity) refers to the actual, concrete details of a situation—what *is*. Geltung (validity or normative status) concerns whether something is recognized as correct, justified, or binding—what *should* be. For example, a law’s Faktizität is its existence as a legal rule; its Geltung is whether it’s legitimate and applies. In philosophy, especially Heidegger’s, Faktizität emphasizes our real, lived conditions, while Geltung depends on shared recognition and acceptance within a system of norms or meanings. Together, they distinguish between what simply occurs and what holds normative authority.