Difficult atheism: post-theological thinking in Alain Badiou, Jean-Luc Nancy and Quentin Meillassoux
Difficult Atheism shows how contemporary French philosophy is rethinking the legacy of the death of God in ways that take the debate beyond the narrow confines of atheism into the much broader domain of post-theological thinking. Christopher Watkin argues that Alain Badiou Jean-Luc Nancy and Quenti...
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| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
2011.
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | Christopher Watkin: Difficult atheism: post-theological thinking in Alain Badiou, Jean-Luc Nancy and Quentin Meillassoux (2013) (Harding, Brian)
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Meillassoux, Quentin
B Atheism B Nancy, Jean-Luc B Meillassoux, Quentin (1967-) B Philosophy, French, 20th century B Badiou, Alain B Philosophy, French ; 20th century B Meillassoux, Quentin ; 1967- B Philosophy, French 20th century |
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| Summary: | Difficult Atheism shows how contemporary French philosophy is rethinking the legacy of the death of God in ways that take the debate beyond the narrow confines of atheism into the much broader domain of post-theological thinking. Christopher Watkin argues that Alain Badiou Jean-Luc Nancy and Quentin Meillassoux each elaborate a distinctive approach to the post-theological but that each approach still struggles to do justice to the death of God. Atheisms Today -- The God of Metaphysics -- The God of the Poets -- Difficult Atheism -- Beyond A/theism? Quentin Meillassoux -- The Politics of the Post-Theological I: Justifying the Political -- The Politics of the Post-Theological II: Justice -- General Conclusion: How to Follow an 'Atheism' That Never Was |
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| ISBN: | 0748646302 |