Abstract

This article attempts to interpret an enigmatic statement of Heidegger from his 1966 seminar on Heraclitus (held together with Eugen Fink): „The question is, whether the setting of the sun is a necessary representation, or if there is a possible way of seeing for which the sun never sets." The interpretation given here places the statement in the light of the Copernican revolution and the way this revolution is threatening the sun of daily life and poetry. In doing this, the author enters into dialogue with the 16th fragment of Heraclitus