What consequences does Heidegger's relationship with National Socialism have for the interpretation of his philosophical work? Jacques Derrida, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe explored this question long before the publication of the "Black Notebooks." On February 5 and 6, 1988, a colloquium titled "Heidegger: Philosophical and Political Implications of His Thought" took place at the University of Heidelberg. In the same lecture hall where Heidegger delivered his "Speech on the University in the New Reich" in 1933, three of the leading Heidegger exegetes - Jacques Derrida, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe - discussed the interpretation of Heidegger's work in light of his connection to National Socialism. The impromptu contributions garnered significant public interest and received widespread attention, not least because Derrida and Gadamer were present.