- How are ultimate questions posed in philosophy, and how can they be reformulated in the context of their contemporary problematisation?
The course takes as its theme the contemporary question of the end of metaphysics. It takes as its starting point the Kantian moment which for the first time rigorously formulates its impossibility; then, after evoking the Cassirer-Heidegger debate concerning the interpretation of Kant, it tackles the Heideggerian deconstruction of the history of metaphysics; in a third stage, it will consider Lévinas's critique of Heidegger, followed by Derrida's interpretation of the meaning of the Jewish philosopher's philosophy. Finally, the course will address a more Hegelian-inspired critique of this theme of the end of metaphysics, showing its unsurpassability.
Oral and written
Readings are given in class depending on the progress of the material.