The Responsibility of the Philosopher

by Gianni Vattimo

Book Overview

Over the course of his career, Gianni Vattimo has assumed a number of public and private identities and has pursued multiple intellectual paths. He seems to embody several contradictions, at once defending and questioning religion and critiquing and serving the state. Yet the diversity of his life and thought form the very essence of, as he sees it, the vocation and responsibility of the philosopher. In a world that desires quantifiable results...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231152434
• ISBN13: 9780231152433
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 6.9"