Weakening Philosophy

Weakening Philosophy
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : 9780773577145
ISBN-13 : 0773577149
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Download or read book Weakening Philosophy written by Santiago Zabala and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2006-12-12 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving away from Jacques Derrida's deconstructionism and Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutics, and building on his experiences as a politician, Vattimo asks if it is still possible to speak of moral imperatives, individual rights, and political freedom. Acknowledging the force of Nietzsche's "God is dead," Vattimo argues for a philosophy of pensiero debole or "weak thinking" that shows how moral values can exist without being guaranteed by an external authority. His secularising interpretation stresses anti-metaphysical elements and puts philosophy into a relationship with postmodern culture.


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"A departure at right angles to thinking in the modern Western world. An important, original work, that should get the widest possible hearing" (Iain McGilchris