Beckett and philosophy

While many critics take it for granted that Beckett is a philosophical writer" indeed, among the most philosophical writers" this idea is not universally acknowledged, with objections largely being based on comments Beckett made separately to Tom Driver and Gabrille d'Aubarede in 1961, which have been taken to disavow any interest in philosophy. It is necessary, then, to establish the basic point of the importance of philosophy to Bekett's works at the outset, and I will briefly outline this case before turning to some of the ways in which this interest in philosophy informs readings of his works and elements within these works themselves.