Post-Secular Philosophy: Between Philosophy and Theology

ISBN 10: 0415097770 / ISBN 13: 9780415097772

Published by Routledge, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Post-Secular Philosophy: Between Philosophy and Theology
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415097770
• ISBN 13: 9780415097772
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

From Nietzsche to the present, the Western philosophical tradition has been dominated by a secular thinking that has dismissed discussion of God as largely irrelevant. In recent years however, the issue of theology has returned to spark some of the most controversial debates within contemporary philosophy. Discussions of theology by key contemporary philosophers such as Derrida and Levinas have placed religion at centre stage.
Post-Secular Philosophy is one of the first volumes to consider how God has been approached by modern philosophers and consider the links between theology and postmodern thought. Fifteen accessible essays present a clear and compelling picture of how key thinkers including Descartes, Nietzsche, Freud, Wittgenstein, Heidegger and Derrida have made God a central part of their thinking. Each philosopher and how they have approached and criticised theology is placed in a clear historical context.
Placing the collection in context with Phillip Blond's outstanding introduction, Post-Secular Philosophy presents a fascinating discussion of the alternatives to the relativism and nihilism that dominate Western thinking.

About the Author

Phillip Blond is at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge.