The poietic character of late Heidegger’s writings based of the book by Daniela Vallega – Neu

In this article I want to show the exceptional character of Heidegger’s late writings with help of Daniela Vallega – Neu’s book, Heidegger’s Poietic Writings. Daniela Vallega – Neu attempts a reading not of philosophical works in the traditional sense, but of Heidegger’s collections of notes and reflections. In these, Heidegger searches for a language that would not simply speak directly about being, but would let the sense of being emerge in the thinking and saying. He attempts to open a path of thinking in order to prepare what he calls “the other beginning”. This is why she calls them Heidegger’s “poietic” writings, referencing the Greek word “ποίησις”. In this article, I want to show Heidegger’s pathos, in which he seeks the force of being in the more mystical attitude of his late writings. Their unortodox and intimate character differs greatly from that of traditional philosophical texts.