Nihilism and metaphysics : the third voyage / Vittorio Possenti ; translated by Daniel B. Gallagher ; foreword by Brian Schroeder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Possenti, Vittorio, author.

Contributor:

Possenti, Vittorio.

Gallagher, Daniel B., translator.

Series:

SUNY series in contemporary Italian philosophy

Standardized Title:

Nichilismo e metafisica. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Nihilism (Philosophy)--History.

Nihilism (Philosophy).

History.

Knowledge, Theory of--History--19th century.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Knowledge, Theory of--History--20th century.

Metaphysics--History--19th century.

Metaphysics.

Metaphysics--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xvi, 408 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]

Summary:

Challenging the idea that nihilism has supplanted metaphysics, Vittorio Possenti finds in this philosophical turn the grounds for a mature renewal of metaphysics. Possenti takes the reader on a "third voyage" that goes beyond the "second voyage" indicated by Plato in the Phaedo. He traces the ascendancy of nihilism in philosophy, offering critical examinations of Nietzsche, Gentile, Heidegger, Habermas, Husserl, Gadamer, Ricoeur, and Vattimo. With penetrating accounts of philosophical movements such as hermeneutics and logical empiricism, rich with both historical and theoretical insights, Possenti provides a compelling defense of the power of human reason to apprehend: the most obvious but .also-the most profound aspect of things: that they exist. By exploring the ubiquity of nihilism and probing its philosophical roots, Possenti clears the way for a fresh reformulation of metaphysics. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Question of Nihilism and the Knowledge of Being 13

2 Metaphysical Knowledge of Existence 39

3 Being, Intellect, and Abstractive Intuition 61

4 The Status of First Principles 87

5 Speculative Nihilism: Nietzsche and Gentile 105

6 Heidegger 131

7 Eight Theses on Postmetaphysical Thinking: Jürgen Habermas 155

8 The Two Roads of Hermeneutics 171

9 Logical Empiricism and Analytic Philosophy 189

10 Consequences of Nihilism 211

11 Toward the Determination of Practical Nihilism 223

12 Progress in Philosophy? 239

13 The Third Voyage 255

14 Ontological Humanism and the Person 279.

Notes:

Translated from the Italian.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Possenti, Vittorio. Terza navigazione.

ISBN:

9781438452074

1438452071

OCLC:

861211947