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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965555103321

Autore

Vattimo Gianni <1936-2023.>

Titolo

The responsibility of the philosopher / / Gianni Vattimo ; edited with an introduction by Franca D'Agostini ; translated by William McCuaig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, c2010

ISBN

9786612872457

9781282872455

1282872451

9780231527125

0231527128

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

D'AgostiniFranca <1952->

Disciplina

947.084

Soggetti

Philosophy, Modern - 20th century

Philosophy, Italian - 20th century

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: The Strong Reasons For Weak Thought / D'Agostini, Franca -- 1. Philosophy and Science -- 2. Philosophy, History, Literature -- 3. Logic in Philosophy -- 4. To Speak The Truth -- 5. The Vocation To Philosophy And The Responsibility Of Philosophy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 to his life's work. He confronts questions of science, religion, logic, literature, and truth, and passionately defends the power of hermeneutics to engage with life's conundrums. Vattimo conjures a clear vision of philosophy as something separate from the sciences and



the humanities but also intimately connected to their processes, and he explicates a conception of truth that emphasizes fidelity and participation through dialogue.