The Adventure of Difference: Philosophy after Nietzsche and Heidegger

by Gianni Vattimo

In this book, Gianni Vattimo examines the notion of "difference" in scientific knowledge and contemporary mass society and illustrates the importance of Nietzsche and Heidegger in both formulating the concept and exploring its implications for current debates on the nature of modernity.

Genres: Philosophy

200 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Gianteresio Vattimo, also known as Gianni Vattimo (born January 4, 1936) is an internationally recognized Italian author, philosopher, and politician. Many of his works have been translated into English.

His philosophy can be characterized as postmodern with his emphasis on "pensiero debole" (weak thought). This requires that the foundational certainties of modernity with its emphasis on objective truth founded in a rational unitary subject be relinquished for a more multi-faceted conception closer to that of the arts.

Reviews

[Rory Mullan · Rating 5 out of 5]

very stimulating and exciting collection. i loved vattimo's essays!

[Dinis Contente · Rating 4 out of 5]

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