Of Reality
The Purposes of Philosophy
We think it is wise to accept reality, rather than fight for something that does not exist or might never be. But in Of Reality, Gianni Vattimo condemns this complacency, with its implicit support of the status quo. Instead he urges us to never stop questioning, contrasting, or overcoming reality, which is not natural, inevitable, or objective. Reality is a construct, reflecting, among other things, our greed, biases, and tendencies toward violence. It is no accident, Vattimo argues, that the call to embrace reality has emerged at a time when the inequalities of liberal capitalism are at their most extreme. Developed from his popular Gifford…
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Weitere Autoren: Valgenti, Robert T. (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-231-53657-8
- EAN: 9780231536578
- Produktnummer: 22650451
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'053 KB
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Gianni Vattimo. Translated by Robert T. Valgenti
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