Abstract

This essay aims at establishing the basic relationship between the book published by Emanuele Severino in 1958 with the title La struttura originaria [The Primal Structure] and the configuration which the “Primal structureµ of the truth of Being has assumed subsequently within the thought of the Brescian philosopher. To achieve this aim, the series of major writings ranging from the famous article Ritornare a Parmenide [Returning to Parmenides] (1964) to the important Introduction contained in the new edition of The Primal Structure (1981) will be examined. Thus, both the elements of continuity that characterize Severino’s writings with regard to the “truth of Beingµ and a differentiation that they present with regard to the “faceµ of Being that transcends experience will be highlighted.