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Between nihilism and politics : the hermeneutics of Gianni Vattimo /

This is the first collection of essays in English that deals directly with the philosophy of Gianni Vattimo from a purely critical perspective, further establishing his rightful place in contemporary European philosophy. Vattimo, who first came to prominence as the translator of Gadamer's Truth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Benso, Silvia, Schroeder, Brian, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2010.
Colección:SUNY series in contemporary Italian philosophy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Between Nihilism and Politics; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One. Hermeneutics and Nihilism; 1. The Experiment of Nihilism: Interpretation and Experience of Truth in Gianni Vattimo; 2. Vattimo's Theory of Truth; 3. Vattimo's Hermeneutics as a Practice of Freedom; 4. Weak Thought and the Recovery of Reason; 5. Beyond Interpretation? On Some Perplexities Following Upon Vattimo's "Turn" from Hermeneutics; Part Two. Metaphysics and Religion; 6. Metaphysics, Violence, and Alterity in Gianni Vattimo; 7. Thinking the Origin, Awaiting Salvation.
  • 8. Postmodern Salvation: Gianni Vattimo's Philosophy of Religion9. Secularization as a Post-Metaphysical Religious Vocation: Gianni Vattimo's Post-Secular Faith; Part Three. Politics and Technology; 10. Philosophy and Politics at the End of Metaphysics; 11. Deciding to Bear Witness: Revolutionary Rupture and Liberal Continuity in Weak Thought; 12. Emancipation and the Future of the Utopian: On Vattimo's Philosophy of History; 13. "Postmodernity as the Ontological Sense of Technology"and Democratic Politics.
  • 14. What's Wrong with Biotechnology?Vattimo's Interpretation of Science, Technology, and the MediaContributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.