What has postmodernism got to do with Christianity? To what extent can a nihilist derive an ethic from the history of a religion? Can a western approach to secularisation be applied to Islam? These questions are central to this collection of essays from 2011–2015 by Matthew Edward Harris. The essays are grouped around the interrelated themes of religion, ethics and the history of ideas and constitute a critically constructive approach to the subject matter. Harris defends Vattimo against some of his more strident critics, but nevertheless poses questions of his own. Along with a new introduction, outlining Vattimo’s life, thought and ideas, and a conclusion, which looks at how developments in Vattimo’s views on religion have wider implications for his ‘weak thought,’ the volume includes nine essays on Vattimo’s thought. Harris’ overall argument is that Vattimo is overly reliant upon history and that there is a contradiction within his style of ‘weak thought,’ which is against definitive pronouncements yet excludes outright anything that does not pertain to the history of linguistic messages.

lgrsnf/Essays on Gianni Vattimo Religion, Ethics and the History of Ideas [1236768].pdf

Matthew Edward Harris

by Matthew Harris

Cambridge Scholars Press

CSP Classic Texts

Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 2016

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 2016

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents
Preface
Introduction
Section I: Vattimo’s Return to Religion
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Section II: Vattimo’s Religious Ethics
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Section III: Vattimo and the History of Ideas
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Conclusion
Bibliography

2024-05-17