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Nihilism and Emancipation: Ethics, Politics, and Law
Gianni Vattimo
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Description for Nihilism and Emancipation: Ethics, Politics, and Law
Paperback. Features essays on ethics, politics, and law. This book re-evaluates the meaning, values, and the idea of freedom in Western culture. Editor(s): Zabala, Santiago. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230. Ethics, Politics, and Law. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 160 pages. Editor(s): Zabala, Santiago. Features essays on ethics, politics, and law. This book re-evaluates the meaning, values, and the idea of freedom in Western culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JP. Dimension: 176 x 141 x 11. Weight: 230. Translator(s): McCuaig, William.
A daring marriage of philosophical theory and practical politics, this collection is the first of Gianni Vattimo's many books to combine his intellectual pursuits with his public and political life. Vattimo is a paradoxical figure, at once a believing Christian and a vociferous critic of the Catholic Church, an outspoken liberal but not a former communist, and a recognized authority on Nietzsche and Heidegger as well as a prominent public intellectual and member of the European parliament. Building on his unique position as a philosopher and politician, Vattimo takes on some of the most pressing questions of our time: Is ... Read more
A daring marriage of philosophical theory and practical politics, this collection is the first of Gianni Vattimo's many books to combine his intellectual pursuits with his public and political life. Vattimo is a paradoxical figure, at once a believing Christian and a vociferous critic of the Catholic Church, an outspoken liberal but not a former communist, and a recognized authority on Nietzsche and Heidegger as well as a prominent public intellectual and member of the European parliament. Building on his unique position as a philosopher and politician, Vattimo takes on some of the most pressing questions of our time: Is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231130837
SKU
V9780231130837
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About Gianni Vattimo
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 are Christianity, Truth, and Weakening Faith: A Dialogue (with Rene Girard), Not Being God: A Collaborative Autobiography, Art's Claim to Truth, After the Death of God, Dialogue with Nietzsche, The Future of Religion (with Richard ... Read more
Reviews for Nihilism and Emancipation: Ethics, Politics, and Law
The fluid writing and the translator's "invisible" inclusion of explanatory phrases...makes this accessible to undergraduate and lay readers, as well as of interest to scholars...Highly recommended. Library Journal