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Harris, Matthew Edward,

Essays on Gianni Vattimo : religion, ethics and the history of ideas / by Matthew Harris. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references.

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 introducti.

ISBN: 9781443893084 electronic bk. 1443893080 electronic bk.

Source: 9781443893084 Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB6G5571 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 018021809 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Vattimo, Gianni, 1936-
Vattimo, Gianni, 1936-

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Philosophy, Italian--20th century.
Religion--Philosophy.
Philosophie italienne--20e siècle.
Religion--Philosophie.
Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology.
Ethics & moral philosophy.
Philosophy of religion.
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern
Philosophy, Italian.
Religion--Philosophy.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: B3654.V384

Dewey Class. No.: 195