A Farewell to Truth

Informationen zum Autor Gianni Vattimo is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Turin and a member of the European Parliament. His books with Columbia University Press include The Responsibility of the Philosopher; Christianity! Truth! and Weakening Faith: A Dialogue; Not Being God: A Collaborative Autobiography; Art's Claim to Truth; After the Death of God (with John D. Caputo); Dialogue with Nietzsche; The Future of Religion (with Richard Rorty); Nihilism and Emancipation: Ethics! Politics! and Law; and After Christianity. Robert T. Valgenti is assistant professor of philosophy at Lebanon Valley College. He specializes in continental philosophy! hermeneutics! and Italian philosophy. William McCuaig is the translator of many books by Gianni Vattimo! including The Responsibility of the Philosopher; Christianity! Truth! and Weakening Faith: A Dialogue; Not Being God: A Collaborative Autobiography; and Dialogue with Nietzsche. Klappentext An explicit engagement with the trend of the demise of the very idea of truth and its implications for democracy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword! by Robert T. ValgentiIntroduction1. Beyond the Myth of Objective Truth2. The Future of Religion3. The End of PhilosophyNotesBibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gianni Vattimo, Vattimo Gianni
• Con la collaborazione di: Valgenti Robert T. (Prefazione), William Mccuaig (Traduzione), McCuaig William (Traduzione), William McGuaig (Traduzione)
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 04.03.2011
• EAN: 9780231153089
• ISBN: 978-0-231-15308-9
• Pagine: 192
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 185 mm x 18 mm
• Serie: Columbia University Press
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; RELIGION / General, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Post-Structuralism, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Deconstruction, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Religious issues & debates, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Structuralism, Structuralism and Post-structuralism, Religious issues and debates