Desaster, destruction, creation: from nothing to ashes

Abstract

The aim of this article is to briefly discuss about certain notions as nothing, fire, ashes and the creative power that derives from them. To reach this aim, first of all we chose some philosophical concepts extracted from Heidegger's philosophy. Then, we are going to discuss the book De l’esprit: Heidegger et la question from Jacques Derrida, in which he pays attention to the use of the word Geist (mind/spirit). Derrida will investigate the use of this word and its variants in Heidegger’s philosophical work, identifying potential readings that could be hidden, uncovering a huge heideggerian theatrical scenery around this word. The philosopher of deconstruction’s reading makes important contributions and allows the reader new approaches to Heidegger’s philosophy. This two axes will aid our own reading in order to show the relation between those notions: nothing, fire, ashes, related to creative act. In this article other names will also appear, as Heraclitus, Habermas, Wittgenstein and Beckett.