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Literature, philosophy, nihilism The uncanniest of guests /

This book charts the history of the concept of nihilism in some of the most important philosophers and literary theorists of the modern and postmodern periods, including Heidegger, Adorno, Blanchot, Derrida, and Vattimo. Weller offers the first in-depth analysis of nihilism's key role in the th...

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Main Authors: Weller, Shane.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Literary theory.
Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900.
Western philosophy, from c 1900 -.
Literature.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230583528
Summary: This book charts the history of the concept of nihilism in some of the most important philosophers and literary theorists of the modern and postmodern periods, including Heidegger, Adorno, Blanchot, Derrida, and Vattimo. Weller offers the first in-depth analysis of nihilism's key role in the thinking of the aesthetic since Nietzsche.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 2008.
Carrier Form: 244 p.
ISBN: 9780230551541
9780230583528 :
0230583520 :
CLC: B089-09
Contents: Preface Introduction: What's in a Name? Absolute Devaluation: Friedrich Nietzsche Homelessness: Martin Heidegger Fatal Positivities: Theodor Adorno The Naive Calculation of the Negative: Maurice Blanchot Bad Violence: Jacques Derrida The Fracture: Giorgio Agamben Distortions, or Nihilism Against Itself: Gianni Vattimo The Denial of (Greek) Thought: Alain Badiou Conclusion: Nihilism at the Door Notes Bibliography Index.

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