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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814309403321

Autore

Beistegui Miguel de <1966->

Titolo

Truth and genesis : philosophy as differential ontology / / Miguel de Beistegui

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2004

ISBN

9786612071713

1-282-07171-8

0-253-11100-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Collana

Studies in Continental thought

Disciplina

101

Soggetti

Ontology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-379) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The origins of onto-tauto-logy -- Absolute identity -- Eventful being : on Ereignis -- Abyssal being : on time-space -- Intersticial being : on dif-ference -- Physics beyond metaphysics? -- The renewal of ontology -- Virtual multiplicities -- Smooth space and volcanic time.

Sommario/riassunto

""... an attempt to revive ontology (or metaphysics) -- indeed                philosophy itself -- by means of a two-sided conception of being.... This is a                remarkable idea which has produced a powerful book."" -- Leonard                Lawlor""... a major philosophical study: rich, brilliant... a                tour de force, a seminal study that will be a starting-point for future research in                this area."" -- Robert BernasconiIn Truth and Genesis, Miguel                de Beistegui considers the role and meaning of philosophy today. Calling for a