{"product_id":"another-finitude-agata-bielik-robson-9781350225176","title":"Another Finitude: Messianic Vitalism and Philosophy","description":"Beginning from the notion of finite life, \u003ci\u003eAnother Finitude\u003c\/i\u003e takes this staple subject from post-Heideggerian philosophy and opposes it to the onto-theological concept of infinity, represented by an eternal absolute. Although critical of Heidegger and his definition of finitude as 'being-towards-death', this book does not revert to the ontological idea of infinity secured in the sacred image of immortality. But it also does not want to give up on infinity altogether; the infinite is transposed, so it can become a necessary moment of the finite life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA theological framework for the new elaboration of the concept of finitude is crucial; but instead of following the Lutheran formula, Agata Bielik-Robson turns to the sources of Judaism. Taking inspiration from the Jewish idea of \u003ci\u003etorat hayim\u003c\/i\u003e, the principle of finite life, which found the best expression in the biblical sentence: \u003ci\u003elove strong as death\u003c\/i\u003e; love emerges as the alternative marker of finitude, allowing to us redefine it in an affirmative way. By tracing the avatars of love in the group of 20th-century thinkers, or 'messianic vitalists'-Benjamin, Rosenzweig, Arendt, Derrida, and (deeply revised) Freud-the book attempts to demonstrate the possibility of such affirmation. Love becomes the new 'infinite-in-the-finite'; love in all its forms, from the original libidinal endowment of the human psyche to the last metamorphoses of \u003ci\u003eagape\u003c\/i\u003e, the Greco-Christian divine love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agata Bielik-Robson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350225177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350225176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.65d","brand":"Agata Bielik-Robson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943252689151,"sku":"9781350225176","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b36c175c-725d-4236-bd2a-aabfef320e9f.jpg?v=1681497076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/another-finitude-agata-bielik-robson-9781350225176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}