Christos Yannaras: The Apophatic Horizon of Ontology

by Basilio Petra

Book Overview

Basilio Petra sees Christos Yannaras (b. 1935) as a philosopher and theologian whose refiguring, on the one hand, of Heidegger's refusal to define being in ontic terms and, on the other, of Wittgenstein's willingness to admit the inexpressible character of the mystical has led him to articulate a powerful vision of true human existence. This bold interpretation outlines the passage from an ontic 'mode of nature' governed by necessity to a 'mode of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0227177037
• ISBN13: 9780227177037
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: James Clarke Company
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"