Experience and the Absolute - Disputed Questions on the Humanity of Man (Hardcover)

Does the philosophy of Martin Heidegger represent the emergence of a secular anthropology that requires religious thought to redefine the religious dimension in human existence? In this critical response, Lacoste confronts the ultimate definition of human nature, the humanity of the human. He explores that definition through an analysis of the "absolute" as a phenomenological datum. Lacoste establishes a conception of human nature that opens possibilities for religious experience and religious identity in view of Heidegger's profound challenge. He develops a phenomenology of the liturgy, and subjects the categories of "experience," "place," and "human existence" to careful examination. Making a strong case for the affective nature of religious experience, he sides with Schleiermacher against Hegel in associating religion with affectivity rather than logic. Such affectivity, he claims, can be more rational than reason as framed in Hegelian logic.

General

Imprint:	Fordham University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
Release date:	October 2004
First published:	November 2004
Authors:	Jean-Yves Lacoste
Translators:	Mark Raftery-Skehan
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / Cloth
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8232-2375-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8232-2375-2
Barcode:	9780823223756

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