Religion - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0745618340 ISBN 13: 9780745618340

Casa editrice: Polity, 1998

Riassunto

In this remarkable volume, Jacques Derrida and Gianni Vattimo bringtogether some of the most significant philosophers of our time toaddress the nature of religion. More than a century has passedsince Nietzsche provocatively proclaimed "God is dead": does thisphrase adequately capture the sentiment of our time? What senseshould we make of the religious revival and the return to thesacred which seems evident in the new vitality of churches, sectsand religious beliefs in many parts of the world today?

The contributors to this volume, which appears in English for thefirst time, address a wide range of questions about the meaning,status and prospects of religion. What is the significance ofreligion and how does it touch upon our lives and our thinking?Where do the boundaries lie between the essential traits ofreligion and those of ethics and justice? Is there a truth toreligion, and what part has religion played in the historicaldevelopment of our sense of truth?


The contributors to this volume are Jacques Derrida, MaurizioFerraris, Hans–Georg Gadamer, Aldo Gargani, Eugenio Trias, GianniVattimo and Vincenzo Vitiello.

This volume is a valuable contribution to contemporary thought onreligion, and will be essential reading for students and scholarsof philosophy, theology and the sociology of religion.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Gianni Vattimo is Professor of Philosophy at the Universityof Turin.

Jacques Derrida is Director of Studies at the ÉcolePratique des Hautes études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, andholds a visiting appointment at the University of California.

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In this remarkable volume, Jacques Derrida and Gianni Vattimo bringtogether some of the most significant philosophers of our time toaddress the nature of religion. More than a century has passedsince Nietzsche provocatively proclaimed "God is dead": does thisphrase adequately capture the sentiment of our time? What senseshould we make of the religious revival and the return to thesacred which seems evident in the new vitality of churches, sectsand religious beliefs in many parts of the world today?

The contributors to this volume, which appears in English forthe first time, address a wide range of questions about themeaning, status and prospects of religion. What is the significanceof religion and how does it touch upon our lives and our thinking?Where do the boundaries lie between the essential traits ofreligion and those of ethics and justice? Is there a truth toreligion, and what part has religion played in the historicaldevelopment of our sense of truth?

The contributors to this volume are Jacques Derrida, MaurizioFerraris, Hans–Georg Gadamer, Aldo Gargani, Eugenio Trias, GianniVattimo and Vincenzo Vitiello.

This volume is a valuable contribution to contemporary thoughton religion, and will be essential reading for students andscholars of philosophy, theology and the sociology of religion.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Polity
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0745618340
• ISBN 13: 9780745618340
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Redattore: Derrida Jacques, Vattimo Gianni
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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