Epoché: A Journal for the History of Philosophy

Volume 18, Issue 1, Fall 2013

Heidegger, Luther, and Aristotle
A Theological Deconstruction of Metaphysics

This paper examines Heidegger’s concept of “facticity” in his writings from the 1920s. Heidegger’s focus on this concept, the author suggests, is keyed to Heidegger’s own rethinking of existence in terms of Luther’s and Paul’s interpretations of early Christianity. In this context, then, we gain new insight into Heidegger’s notions of temporality, of Jeweiligkeit, and also his critical appropriation of Aristotle.