In Praise of Heteronomy: Making Room for Revelation - Brossura

Westphal, Merold

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ISBN 10: 0253026520 ISBN 13: 9780253026521

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 2017

Riassunto

Recognizing the essential heteronomy of postmodern philosophy of religion, Merold Westphal argues against the assumption that human reason is universal, neutral, and devoid of presupposition. Instead, Westphal contends that any philosophy is a matter of faith and the philosophical encounter with theology arises from the very act of thinking. Relying on the work of Spinoza, Kant, and Hegel, Westphal discovers that their theologies render them mutually incompatible and their claims to be the voice of autonomous and universal reason look dubious. Westphal grapples with this plural nature of human thought in the philosophy of religion and he forwards the idea that any appeal to the divine must rest on a historical and phenomenological analysis.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Merold Westphal is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Fordham University
and Honorary Professor, Australian Catholic University. His most recent works include Transcendence and Self-Transcendence (IUP) and Levinas and Kierkegaard in Dialogue (IUP).

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0253026520
• ISBN 13: 9780253026521
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 241
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