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A farewell to truth

Vattimo, Gianni 1936- (Author).

Summary: With Western cultures becoming more pluralistic, the question of ""truth"" in politics has become a game of interpretations. Today, we face the demise of the very idea of truth as an objective description of facts, though many have yet to acknowledge that this is changing. Gianni Vattimo explicitly engages with the important consequences for democracy of our changing conception of politics and truth, such as a growing reluctance to ground politics in science, economics, and technology. Yet in Vattimo's conception, a farewell to truth can benefit democracy, exposing the unspoke.

Record details

ISBN: 0231527551
ISBN: 9780231527552
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxvi, 147 pages)
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Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-147).
Formatted Contents Note:	FOREWORD -Robert T. Valgenti; INTRODUCTION; 1. BEYOND THE MYTH OF OBJECTIVE TRUTH; politics without truth; the political task of thought; from phenomenology to an ontology of actuality; the tarski principle; philosophy and politics; 2. THE FUTURE OF RELIGION; only a relativistic god can save us; nihilism, sexuality, postmodern christianity; for a nonreligious christianity; faith in europe; 3. THE END OF PHILOSOPHY; thoughts on ethics; philosophy and emancipation; dialectic, dialogue, and domination; conversion and catastrophe; why hegel now?; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.