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Did post-Enlightenment philosophers reject the idea of original sin and hence the view that life is a quest for redemption from it? This work identifies and evaluates a surprising ethical-religious dimension in the work of three highly influential philosophers - Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein.

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"Mulhall's re-opening of issues of fall and redemption is not so much a re-construction of a specific answer as it is a re-articulation of the germane questions and a re-thinking of possible responses. Mulhall simultaneously puts into question the adequacy of the philosophical myths and raises the prospect of reconsidering the Christian account."--Thomas Hibbs, First Things

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Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1: The Madman and the Masters: Nietzsche 16 CHAPTER 2: The Dying Man and the Dazed Animal: Heidegger 4 CHAPTER 3: The Child and the Scapegoat: Wittgenstein 85 Conclusion 118 Index 125

Philosophical Myths of the Fall

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/08/2007
      ISBN13: 9780691133928, 978-0691133928
      ISBN10: 0691133921

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Did post-Enlightenment philosophers reject the idea of original sin and hence the view that life is a quest for redemption from it? This work identifies and evaluates a surprising ethical-religious dimension in the work of three highly influential philosophers - Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein.

      Trade Review
      "Mulhall's re-opening of issues of fall and redemption is not so much a re-construction of a specific answer as it is a re-articulation of the germane questions and a re-thinking of possible responses. Mulhall simultaneously puts into question the adequacy of the philosophical myths and raises the prospect of reconsidering the Christian account."--Thomas Hibbs, First Things

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1: The Madman and the Masters: Nietzsche 16 CHAPTER 2: The Dying Man and the Dazed Animal: Heidegger 4 CHAPTER 3: The Child and the Scapegoat: Wittgenstein 85 Conclusion 118 Index 125

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