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Santiago Zabala
Weakening Philosophy [PDF ebook]
Essays in Honour of Gianni Vattimo

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Moving away from Jacques Derrida’s deconstructionism and Paul Ricoeur’s hermeneutics, and building on his experiences as a politician, Vattimo asks if it is still possible to speak of moral imperatives, individual rights, and political freedom. Acknowledging the force of Nietzsche’s "God is dead, " Vattimo argues for a philosophy of pensiero debole or "weak thinking" that shows how moral values can exist without being guaranteed by an external authority. His secularising interpretation stresses anti-metaphysical elements and puts philosophy into a relationship with postmodern culture.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 464 ● ISBN 9780773577145 ● Publisher MQUP ● Published 2006 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5836532 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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