The animal and the man. Derrida reads Heidegger

Keywords: animal, deconstruction, death, Derrida, Heidegger
Agencies: Proyecto de investigación «Estudio sistemático de las lecturas heideggerianas de Jacques Derrida. Confluencias y divergencias» (FFI2016-77574-P) del Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (Dirección General de Investigación y Gestión del Plan Nacional de I D), co-financiado por la Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) y el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER, UE).

Abstract

The question of the limit and the difference between man and animal has become a philosophical issue of special relevance. Just look at its political, social, economic, etc. implications. For the first time man can direct his evolutionary process. From that context, the Heideggerian arguments on the subject are analyzed and discussed, taking their Derridian reading as a conductive thread. It reveals the contradiction between the thematic and operational need for a limit (between the animal and Dasein in relation to death) and the impossibility of founding it.

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Published
2020-08-03
How to Cite
Vázquez García, M. E. (2020). The animal and the man. Derrida reads Heidegger. Anales del Seminario de Historia de la Filosofía, 37(2), 321-326. https://doi.org/10.5209/ashf.67377
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Estudios