„Herd“ bei Heidegger und Schelling. Eine Erläuterung aus mythologischer Perspektive

Abstract

“Hearth” in Heidegger and Schelling. An Interpretation in a Mythological Perspective - There are few preceding studies on “hearth [Herd]” in Heidegger. This article takes up this idea in Heidegger and Schelling. The hearth can be understood as an important key for Heidegger’s thought on Being. My thesis is that it symbolizes Being itself (Sein selbst) or Ereignis as the event of the world (Weltgeschehen). The purpose of this article is to demonstrate this concretely and make it productive through a comparison with “hearth” in Schelling’s thought. First, I grasp Heraclitus’ quotation regarding the “place of gods,” which is passed on in Aristotle’s De partibus animalium, and trace Heidegger’s interpretation of it. Second, I clarify the traditional meaning of the hearth. Third, I discuss the connection between the hearth and Schelling’s philosophy, and finally I compare Heidegger and Schelling.

Keywords

• hearth
• mythological perspective
• heidegger
• schelling
• unvordenkliches sein