Genealogy of Nihilism

by Conor Cunningham

Overview

This text re-reads Western history in the light of nihilistic logic, which pervades two millennia of Western thought. From Parmenides to Alain Badiou, via Plotinus, Avicenna, Duns Scotus, Ockham, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, Sartre, Lacan, Deleuze and Derrida, a genealogy of nothingness can be witnessed in development, with devastating consequences for the way we live.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415276931
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/25/2002
Series:	Routledge Radical Orthodoxy
Pages:	334
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Conor Cunningham is a doctor of theology and teacher of divinity at the University of Cambridge. His previous academic interests have included the study of Law, Social Science and Philosophy, and he was among the original contributors to Radical Orthodoxy: A New Theology (Routledge, 1999).

Table of Contents

Part 1 Philosophies of Nothing; Chapter 1 Towards Nothing; Chapter 2 Scotus and Ockham; Chapter 3 Spinoza; Chapter 4 Kant; Chapter 5 Hegel's Consummate Philosophy; Chapter 6 On the Line; Chapter 7 Derrida; Part 2 The Difference of Theology; Chapter 8 To Speak, to Do, to See; Chapter 9 The Difference Knowledge Makes; Chapter 10 Philosophies of Nothing and the Difference of Theology; Conclusion;

Editorial Reviews

'This is an audacious work and it is difficult to do justice to the complexity of the argument or the subtlety of the terms invoked. However, this work also sparkles with simplicity ... Overall this is a dazzling performance ... It provides an important addition to the literature on nihilism.' - Marcus Pound, Reviews in Religion and Theology

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