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Of Reality - The Purposes of Philosophy (Hardcover)
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Of Reality - The Purposes of Philosophy (Hardcover)
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We think it is wise to accept reality, rather than fight for
something that does not exist or might never be. But in Of Reality,
Gianni Vattimo condemns this complacency, with its implicit support
of the status quo. Instead he urges us to never stop questioning,
contrasting, or overcoming reality, which is not natural,
inevitable, or objective. Reality is a construct, reflecting, among
other things, our greed, biases, and tendencies toward violence. It
is no accident, Vattimo argues, that the call to embrace reality
has emerged at a time when the inequalities of liberal capitalism
are at their most extreme. Developed from his popular Gifford
Lectures, this book advances a critical approach that recovers our
interpretive powers and native skepticism toward normative claims.
Though he recognizes his ideas invite charges of relativism, the
philosopher counters with a discussion of truth, highlighting its
longstanding ties to history and social circumstance. Truth is
always contingent and provisional, and reason and reasonableness
are bound to historical context. Truth is therefore never
objective, and resistance to reality is our best hope to defeat the
indifference that threatens the scope of freedom and democracy.
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