Basilio Petra sees Christos Yannaras (b. 1935) as a philosopher and
theologian whose refiguring, on the one hand, of Heidegger's
refusal to define being in ontic terms and, on the other, of
Wittgenstein's willingness to admit the inexpressible character of
the mystical has led him to articulate a powerful vision of true
human existence. This bold interpretation outlines the passage from
an ontic 'mode of nature' governed by necessity to a 'mode of
self-transcendence and self-offering' beyond the limitations of
decay and death. In his native Greece, Yannaras revolutionised the
way theology had been done for much of the twentieth century. This
book examines the trajectory of Yannaras' thought from his initial
encounter with Heidegger's philosophy to his formulation (via the
tradition of the Greek Fathers) of a modern critical ontology. It
is for both advanced students of philosophy and the growing
scholarly audience interested in Yannaras' work. Written in
accessible language that does not compromise intellectual rigour,
it is the only survey of the development of Yannaras' philosophical
thought as a whole.
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