Though coming from different and distinct intellectual
traditions, Richard Rorty and Gianni Vattimo are united in their
criticism of the metaphysical tradition. The challenges they put
forward extend beyond philosophy and entail a reconsideration of
the foundations of belief in God and the religious life. They urge
that the rejection of metaphysical truth does not necessitate the
death of religion; instead it opens new ways of imagining what it
is to be religious -- ways that emphasize charity, solidarity, and
irony. This unique collaboration, which includes a dialogue between
the two philosophers, is notable not only for its fusion of
pragmatism (Rorty) and hermeneutics (Vattimo) but also for its
recognition of the limits of both traditional religious belief and
modern secularism.
In "Anticlericalism and Atheism" Rorty discusses Vattimo's work
"Belief" and argues that the end of metaphysics paves the way for
an anti-essentialist religion. Rorty's conception of religion,
determined by private motives, is designed to produce the gospel's
promise that henceforth God will not consider humanity as a servant
but as a friend. In "The Age of Interpretation," Vattimo, who is
both a devout Catholic and a frequent critic of the church,
explores the surprising congruence between Christianity and
hermeneutics in light of the dissolution of metaphysical truth. As
in hermeneutics, interpretation is central to Christianity, which
introduced the world to the principle of interiority, dissolving
the experience of objective reality into "listening to and
interpreting messages."
The lively dialogue that concludes this volume, moderated and
edited by Santiago Zabala, analyzes the future of religion together
with the political, social, and historical aspects that
characterize our contemporary postmodern, postmetaphysical, and
post-Christian world.
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