La doppia radice dell'indicazione formale

The Double Origin of the Formal Indication This article contributes to the contemporary debate regarding the compari- son between the Heideggerian ‘formal indication’ (formale Anzeige) and the Husserlian phenomenology. This debate is paradigmatically represented by the theses of Kisiel and Crowell respectively. Kisiel argues that the formal indication constitutes a break with Husserl, and a rejection of the phenom- enological approach. In contrast, Crowell maintains that the formal indica- tion is a continuation of Husserlian issues. This article corroborates the second perspective. In support of it, it explores Heidegger’s 1920/1921 university course at Freiburg entitled Phänomenologie des religiösen Lebens, focus- ing on its methodological introduction, and the Heideggerian interpretation of Saint Paul’s letters. This article argues that there is a link between the for- mal indication, as it is developed in the context of this university course, the Husserlian epoché, and the Pauline hos me. The article argues that the Hus- serlian epoché and the Pauline hos me are the background of the Heideggeri- an formal indication.