Nihilism and Metaphysics - The Third Voyage (Hardcover, 3rd ed.)

Challenging the idea that nihilism has supplanted metaphysics, Vittorio Possenti finds in this philosophical turn the grounds for a mature renewal of metaphysics. Possenti takes the reader on a third voyage that goes beyond the second voyage indicated by Plato in the "Phaedo." He traces the ascendancy of nihilism in philosophy, offering critical examinations of Nietzsche, Gentile, Heidegger, Habermas, Husserl, Gadamer, Ricoeur, and Vattimo. With penetrating accounts of philosophical movements such as hermeneutics and logical empiricism, rich with both historical and theoretical insights, Possenti provides a compelling defense of the power of human reason to apprehend the most obvious but also the most profound aspect of things: that they exist. By exploring the ubiquity of nihilism and probing its philosophical roots, Possenti clears the way for a fresh reformulation of metaphysics."

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	SUNY series in Contemporary Italian Philosophy
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	May 2014
Authors:	Vittorio Possenti
Translators:	Daniel B. Gallagher
Foreword by:	Brian Schroeder
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	424
Edition:	3rd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4384-5207-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Promotions
LSN:	1-4384-5207-1
Barcode:	9781438452074

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