Beginning from the notion of finite life, Another Finitude takes
this staple subject from post-Heideggerian philosophy and opposes
it to the onto-theological concept of infinity, represented by an
eternal absolute. Although critical of Heidegger and his definition
of finitude as ‘being-towards-death’, this book does not revert
to the ontological idea of infinity secured in the sacred image of
immortality. But it also does not want to give up on infinity
altogether; the infinite is transposed, so it can become a
necessary moment of the finite life. A theological framework for
the new elaboration of the concept of finitude is crucial; but
instead of following the Lutheran formula, Agata Bielik-Robson
turns to the sources of Judaism. Taking inspiration from the Jewish
idea of torat hayim, the principle of finite life, which found the
best expression in the biblical sentence: love strong as death;
love emerges as the alternative marker of finitude, allowing to us
redefine it in an affirmative way. By tracing the avatars of love
in the group of 20th-century thinkers, or ‘messianic
vitalists’–Benjamin, Rosenzweig, Arendt, Derrida, and (deeply
revised) Freud–the book attempts to demonstrate the possibility
of such affirmation. Love becomes the new
‘infinite-in-the-finite’; love in all its forms, from the
original libidinal endowment of the human psyche to the last
metamorphoses of agape, the Greco-Christian divine love.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Political Theologies |
| Release date: |
November 2020 |
| Authors: |
Agata Bielik-Robson
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
312 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-22517-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-350-22517-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781350225176 |
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