What is Philosophy?

Final paragraphs

Now the request might quite justifiably be made that our discussion be resticted to the question about philosophy. This restriction would be possible and even necessary only if in the discussion it should turn out that philosophy is not that which it is now interpreted to be--a co-respondence which discusses the appeal of the Being of being.

In other words--our discussion does not set itself the task of winding up a fixed program. But it would like to prepare all who are participating for a gathering in which what we call the Being of being appeals to us. By naming this we are considering what Aristotle already says.

"Being-ness appears in many guises." Τὸ ὄν λεγέται πολλαχῶς.

Existence is revealed in many ways.

The penultimate quote is from B&T.

Lecture given by Martin Heidegger at Cerisy-la-Salle, Normandy, in August 1955.

Published in USA with original German and translation in 1958.  ¶ 7:53 PM