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We propose a generalization of David Egan’s structural analogy between Heidegger’s Angst problem and Wittgenstein’s rule-following problem to the case of the problem of hinge propositions, considered by Wittgenstein in his work On certainty . In our view, Wittgenstein’s later philosophy contains the notion of authenticity: the language games as new correct uses of Wittgensteinian rules are authentic. We treat the analogy between Heidegger and Wittgenstein from the point of view of a contextual realism. We also indicate that there are substantial differences in the approaches of the two philosophers.