Le principe d’anarchie

Le principe d’anarchie, originally published as Heidegger on Being and Acting: From Principles to Anarchy, represents the culmination of Reiner Schürmann’s philosophical engagement with Martin Heidegger’s later works. First released in 1982, the text emerged from a period of intense continental discourse regarding the collapse of metaphysical foundations. Schürmann sought to dismantle the traditional reliance on archē—or founding principles—arguing that Western history is characterized by a recurring cycle of imposing and then abandoning these dictates.

The design and conceptual framework reflect a rigorous effort to bridge phenomenological inquiry with a critique of political power. Schürmann’s project, which was largely received within academic circles as a foundational text in post-metaphysical political philosophy, avoids prescriptive ideology in favor of what he termed an anarchy of acting. This French-language edition from Diaphanes serves as a testament to the enduring influence of his work, maintaining the austere, intellectual presentation characteristic of the publisher's philosophy catalog.