Abstract

The article analyzes Heidegger’s thinking of Ereignis, with particular reference to the unpublished treatise entitled Das Ereignis, which dates back to the years 1941/42. First, I show that in this text Heidegger begins to take leave of the attitude that was still marked by the confrontation with metaphysics which was present in the previous writings. Instead, he places himself in a different disposition, in which terms such as ‘thanking’ and ‘releasement’ are taking on ever greater importance. Furthermore, I argue that in Das Ereignis thinking is thanking or gratitude for a self-giving that withdraws, remaining other than what is merely present, and that the attitude towards beings consists in the renunciation of attachment and possession.