Transcendence and Self-Transcendence - On God and the Soul

Informationen zum Autor Merold Westphal Klappentext Westphal's phenomenology of faith sets this book into the main currents of Continental philosophy of religion today. Zusammenfassung Seeks to rethink divine transcendence in relation to modes of human self-transcendence. Touching upon Spinoza, Hegel, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Aquinas, Barth, Kierkegaard, Levinas, Derrida, and Marion, this work centres around a critique of onto-theology, the importance of alterity, the decentered self, and the autonomous transcendental ego. Inhaltsverzeichnis For Orientation Part 1. Onto-theology and the Need to Transcend Cosmological Transcendence 1. Heidegger: How Not to Speak About God 2. Spinoza: The Onto-theological Pantheism of Nature 3. Hegel: The Onto-theological Pantheism of Spirit Part 2. Epistemic Transcendence - The Divine Mystery 4. Augustine and Pseudo-Dionysius: Negative Theology as a Break with the Onto-Theological Project 5. Pseudo-Dionysius and Aquinas: How to Speak Nevertheless about God - the Analogy of Being 6. Barth: How to Speak Nevertheless about God - the Analogy of Faith Part 3. Ethical and Religious Transcendence - The Divine Imperative 7. Levinas: Beyond Onto-Theology to Love of Neighbor 8. Kierkegaard: Beyond Onto-Theology to Love of God Conclusion Index

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• Authors: Merold Westphal, Merold E Westphal, Merold E. Westphal, Westphal Merold
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.07.2004
• EAN: 9780253216878
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21687-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Indiana Series in the Philosop; Indiana Series in the Philosop; Philosophy of Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works