Nihilism and Emancipation: Ethics, Politics, and Law

by Gianni Vattimo

Book Overview

A daring marriage of philosophical theory and practical politics, this collection is the first of Gianni Vattimo's many books to combine his intellectual pursuits with his public and political life. Vattimo is a paradoxical figure, at once a believing Christian and a vociferous critic of the Catholic Church, an outspoken liberal but not a former communist, and a recognized authority on Nietzsche and Heidegger as well as a prominent public intellectual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231130821
• ISBN13: 9780231130820
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 7.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher