Medytacje tanatologiczne

In 1927, Martin Heidegger published the treatise Being and Time, the significance of which went far beyond the realm of philosophy. This book was of fundamental importance for the constitution and development of contemporary philosophical thanatology. This article is devoted to the thanatological issues raised by Heidegger’s views, including the discussion with them undertaken by Jacques Derrida and Ray Brassier. The article discusses issues such as the aporia of death, the subject of death, forms of death, the essence and meaning of death, thanatological difference. It also raises the question: is “my death” possible?