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Book Synopsisaeo New in paperback, this is a major contribution to the highly topical post--modernity debates. aeo Gianni Vattimo is the leading Italian philosopher of post--modernism, and an expert on Nietzsche, Heidegger and Gadamer. aeo Vattimo presents a distinct philosophical position based on his well--known notion of 'weak thoughta .
Trade Review'An important contribution to the current philosophical debate about ... 'The Post-Modern Condition'.'
Times Higher Education Supplement 'In the last few years, Gianni Vattimo has emerged as the leading Italian philosopher of post-modernism. His book The End of Modernity is a splendid contribution to modern philosophy ... There is no doubt that it will be one of the classics of the decade.' David Wood, University of Warwick
'Vattimo's is a most welcome philosophical contribution to a debate that all too often fails to acknowledge its historical dimension.' Comparative Literature
'Vattimo is a leading interpreter of Heidegger and a cultural critic of extraordinary scope and originality. The End of Modernity is a major contribution to the current debate over post-modernism.' Hayden White
'Vattimo has a lively mind, eclectic tastes, and a flair for making theoretical philosophical discourse interesting and arresting.' Choice
Table of ContentsIntroduction.
Part I: Nihilism as Destiny. .
1. An Apology for Nihilism.
2. The Crisis of Humanism.
Part II: The Truth of Art.
3. The Death or Decline of Art.
4. The Shattering of the Poetic Word.
5. Ornament/Monument.
6. The Structure of Artistic Revolutions.
Part III: The End of Modernity. .
7. Hermeneutics and Nihilism.
8. Truth and Rhetoric in Hermeneutic Ontology.
9. Hermeneutics and Anthropology.
10. Nihilism and the Post-modern in Philosophy.
Bibliographical Note.
Index.
