Heterology and the beginning of philosophy: a comparative analysis of Heinrich Rickert and Werner Flach

This paper examines the evolution of the doctrine concerning the beginning of philosophy as evidenced in the philosophies of Heinrich Rickert and Werner Flach. The initial section of the paper explores Rickert’s anti-Hegelian approach to the problem of philosophical beginning, while the subsequent section delves into Werner Flach’s adaptation of Rickert’s principles, infusing them with a renewed Hegelian perspective. The concluding segment offers an assessment of the limitations inherent in both doctrines pertaining to the beginning of philosophy.