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Gazing through a prism darkly : reflections on Merold Westphal's hermeneutical epistemology

By Westphal , Merold; Westphal , Merold; Putt , B. Keith

Book information

Publisher
Fordham University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0823230457, 978-0-8232-3045-7, 9780823235223, 082323522X, 9780823237678, 0823237672, 9780823247172, 0823247171, 9781282699014, 1282699016
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3709191 bytes)
Series
Perspectives in continental philosophy
Edition
1st ed
Pages
243\262
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Merold Westphal has been in the foremost ranks of philosophers who proclaim a new postsecular philosophy. By articulating an epistemology sensitive to the realities of cognitive finitude and moral weakness, he defends a wisdom that begins in both humility and commitment, one that always confesses that human beings can encounter meaning and truth only as human beings, never as gods.The present volume focuses on this wisdom of humility that characterizes Westphal's thought and explores how that wisdom, expressed through the redemptive dynamic of doubt, can contribute to developing a postsecular apologetic for faith.This book can function both as an accessible introduction to Westphal for those who have not read him extensively and also as an informed critical appreciation and extension of his work for those who are more experienced readers

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