About this book
A guide to the philosophy of Gianni Vattimo and the controversies surrounding his thought
- Offers the first research tool of this kind for Vattimo’s philosophy
- Opens with an overall introduction to Vattimo’s oeuvre and its key developments
- Includes cross-references among so that readers can see how the systemic links operate in Vattimo’s thought
- Provides clear definitions for readers new to Vattimo’s work, while also offering sophisticated avenues for further specialist research.
A-Z entries provide coverage of more than 100 of Vattimo’s most important concepts and themes, as well as entries for other thinkers he cites. Key criticisms of Vattimo’s work are included by prominent authors in the field, from Eduardo Mendieta, Franca D’Agostini, Santiago Zabala, Silvia Mazzini, Carmelo Dotolo, Federico Vercellone to Robert Valgenti.
Reviews
Nuanced and comprehensive, The Vattimo Dictionary accounts for the full gamut of its subject’s intellectual and ideological commitments. Entries by distinguished scholars from a range of fields reveal both the depth of Vattimo’s formation and the extent of his influence – one that reaches beyond philosophical and ontological questions, to the matter of contemporary politics and the aesthetic premises of postmodernity. The volume offers a consummate guide to one of the most captivating thinkers of his generation.
A worthwhile overview and analysis of an increasingly important philosopher, this accessible dictionary will be useful for beginners and researchers alike.
A remarkable achievement. Moro's dictionary does full justice to the amplitude and depth of Vattimo's adventure of thought at the limits of Christian modernity and his unique contribution as a European public intellectual. It offers a guide not only to Vattimo but through and with him to an entire landscape of contemporary philosophy.
This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the thought of Gianni Vattimo, Italian philosophy in the second half of the twentieth century, or who wants to know about the impact of Nietzsche and Heidegger on postmodern philosophy.
This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the thought of Gianni Vattimo, Italian philosophy in the second half of the twentieth century, or who wants to know about the impact of Nietzsche and Heidegger on postmodern philosophy.
Table of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction, Simonetta Moro
List of Entries with Authors
Entries A-Z
Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Index