{"product_id":"between-nihilism-and-politics-silvia-benso-9781438432847","title":"Between Nihilism and Politics: The Hermeneutics of Gianni Vattimo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays describe Italian philosopher Gianni Vattimo's unique and radical hermeneutic philosophy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first collection of essays in English that deals directly with the philosophy of Gianni Vattimo from a purely critical perspective, further establishing his rightful place in contemporary European philosophy. Vattimo, who first came to prominence as the translator of Gadamer's Truth and Method into Italian, is now considered to be more than a philosopher and prolific author. As a former member of the European Parliament (1999-2004), he is also a public intellectual. This book takes up his call to advance the crucial active and affirmative engagement with thinking and society. More than just interpretations of Vattimo's thinking, these essays are expressions of the new impetus given to hermeneutic philosophy by \"weak thought,\" the term he coined for how we think now in the wake of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Gadamer. The development of Vattimo's thinking is reflected in the organization of the volume, divided into three main parts: Hermeneutics and Nihilism, Metaphysics and Religion, and Politics and Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvia Benso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438432844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438432847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Silvia Benso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850344804607,"sku":"9781438432847","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-nihilism-and-politics-silvia-benso-9781438432847","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}