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A Passion for the Impossible: John D. Caputo in Focus

By Mark Dooley

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0791456870, 9780791456873
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1398855 bytes)
Series
SUNY Series in Theology and Continental Thought
Pages
384\348
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Presenting the first systematic appraisal of the thought of John D. Caputo, one of America’s most respected and controversial continental thinkers, this book brings together internationally renowned philosophers, theologians, and cultural critics. One highlight of the work is an interview with Jacques Derrida in which Derrida talks candidly about his reaction to Caputo’s writings and spells out the implications for religion and the question of God after deconstruction. Caputo responds to the concerns expressed by his interlocutors in the same humorous, erudite, and challenging spirit for which he is known. The result is a lively and stimulating debate, covering themes in the philosophy of religion, deconstruction, political philosophy, feminism, and hermeneutics, as well as issues surrounding the work of Aquinas, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Foucault, Derrida, and Rorty.

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