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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811843203321

Autore

Simpson Christopher Ben <1973->

Titolo

Religion, metaphysics, and the postmodern : William Desmond and John D. Caputo / / Christopher Ben Simpson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-53987-6

9786612539879

0-253-00403-9

Descrizione fisica

x, 213 p

Collana

Indiana series in the philosophy of religion

Disciplina

210.92

Soggetti

Religion - Philosophy

Philosophy and religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Caputo -- Metaphysics -- Ethics -- God and religion -- Conclusion: Divine hyperbolics, two visions, four errors.

Sommario/riassunto

William Desmond's original and creative work in metaphysics is attracting                more and more attention from philosophers of religion. Putting Desmond in                conversation with John D. Caputo, an important philosopher of religion from the                Continental tradition, Christopher Ben Simpson casts new light on Desmond's complex,                multifaceted, and nuanced thought. The comparative approach allows Simpson to get at                the core of recent debates in the philosophy of religion. He develops a rich                understanding of how ethics and religion are informed by metaphysics, and contrasts                this approach to the decidedly anti-metaphysical stance in Continental philosophy.                Religion, Metaphysics, and the Postmodern presents a systematic analysis of                Desmond's thought as it advances work on Caputo's thinking and on the philosophy of                religion.