The Decision and the earth. Heidegger’s post-foundational aesthetics

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between “earth” and “decision” in Heidegger’s philosophy and their role in the development of a post-foundational aesthetics. It begins with an analysis of resoluteness and situatedness in Being and Time, traces the reinterpretation of decision after the Kehre, and finally turns to Heidegger’s aesthetics, arguing that earth acts as a force of resistance, ensuring that every decision and grounding of meaning remains finite, situated, and revisable.