A Farewell to Truth

by Gianni Vattimo

Book Overview

In this book, Vattimo continues his reinterpretation of Christianity as a religion of charity and hope, freeing society from authoritarian, metaphysical dogmatism. He also extends Nietzsche's "death of God" to the death of an authoritarian God, ushering in a new, postreligious Christianity. He connects the thought of Martin Heidegger, Karl Marx, and Karl Popper with surprising results and accommodates modern science more than in his previous work,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231153090
• ISBN13: 9780231153096
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.1"