23%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Responsibility of the Philosopher
Gianni Vattimo
€ 71.28
€ 54.68
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Responsibility of the Philosopher
Hardback. Editor(s): D'Agostini, Franca. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
Over the course of his career, Gianni Vattimo has assumed a number of public and private identities and has pursued multiple intellectual paths. He seems to embody several contradictions, at once defending and questioning religion and critiquing and serving the state. Yet the diversity of his life and thought form the very essence of, as he sees it, the vocation and responsibility of the philosopher. In a world that desires quantifiable results and ideological expediency, the philosopher becomes the vital interpreter of the endlessly complex. As he outlines his ideas about the philosopher's role, Vattimo builds an important companion ... Read more
Over the course of his career, Gianni Vattimo has assumed a number of public and private identities and has pursued multiple intellectual paths. He seems to embody several contradictions, at once defending and questioning religion and critiquing and serving the state. Yet the diversity of his life and thought form the very essence of, as he sees it, the vocation and responsibility of the philosopher. In a world that desires quantifiable results and ideological expediency, the philosopher becomes the vital interpreter of the endlessly complex. As he outlines his ideas about the philosopher's role, Vattimo builds an important companion ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231152426
SKU
V9780231152426
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Gianni Vattimo
Gianni Vattimo is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Turin and a member of the European Parliament. His books with Columbia University Press include Hermeneutic Communism: From Heidegger to Marx; A Farewell to Truth; Christianity, Truth, and Weakening Faith: A Dialogue; Not Being God: A Collaborative Autobiography; Art's Claim to Truth; After the Death of God; Dialogue with ... Read more
Reviews for The Responsibility of the Philosopher
There is no better guide to Gianni Vattimo's philosophy than Franca D'Agostini's introduction to this book. One of Vattimo's most skilled students, D'Agostini manages to present both the logic behind weak thought and the novelty of this text, which reveals the Italian master's intuitions on crucial problems of contemporary philosophy.
Santiago Zabala, author of The Remains of Being: Hermeneutic ... Read more
Santiago Zabala, author of The Remains of Being: Hermeneutic ... Read more